Reborn as a Mind-Reading Empress -
Chapter 539: Apologies
Chapter 539: Apologies
"Our apologies, Your Majesty. After we heard that you summoned her, we wanted to come and apologize in person," they replied.
"I am grateful you thought of apologizing in person. But please note that next time, I will not entertain uninvited guests or guests without prior letters to visit. Please inform me in advance next time. My schedule is fully packed so I cannot meet other guests who were not in my schedule," Arabella reminded them.
"Yes, Your Majesty. Our apologies for coming without prior arrangement."
Just the fact that they were here without sending a letter first was already a clear sign they did not respect her. They had even done it on purpose to intimidate her.
But she would not let it pass or simply get intimidated if that was what they were expecting.
Even Rendell, Rowan, and Riley frowned when Narcissa’s parents entered with her.
Rendell and Rowan were supposed to block the two from entry, but she had gestured to them that there was no need.
She would hear them out since they were already here. But not after showing them who had the authority over them.
She may be a princess from another nation but she was an Empress here so they should give her what was due.
The Ryvalehs had a lot of connections in the social circle so if she allowed them to bully her or make her back down, it would spread that she could be manipulated and controlled by being pressured.
She could not allow that to happen.
It was better for the Ryvalehs to spread that she was authoritative or strict, so the others would not try to attack and pressure her to do things.
"We truly apologize for coming without invitation. We will send a letter for a visit and wait for your most convenient time, Your Majesty."
Narcissa’s parents decided to back down for now. They realized, that if they ruined her mood, Narcissa might not be taken back as her assistant even more.
[She’s making mother and father apologize repeatedly?! This is the first time I have seen them bow so much to someone aside from His Majesty.] Narcissa was shocked.
Narcissa clearly saw her parents on a high pedestal, so she was not expecting to see them bow like this repeatedly.
’But why does she seem amazed? What was with that delight and rebellious glint in her eyes?’ Arabella did not fail to notice that Narcissa had a contradictory feeling about what she was witnessing.
It hurt her pride to see her respected parents bow like this, but she also seemed to like it.
"It’s alright. I will turn a blind eye to this just for today. I will hear what you have to say," Arabella then accepted since they apologized again and again and did not dare insist on speaking with her.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Arabella asked them to enumerate what they knew about their daughter’s offenses. They knew everything.
Narcissa’s parents then apologized for everything that Narcissa did.
Arabella learned from their thoughts that they had indeed scolded Narcissa a lot and made her tell them what exactly she did for her to possibly get fired.
They were furious at how careless she did it but not at the fact that she bullied Ivan. They did tell her off for bullying Odette and Nadia too since they were nobles and considered to be princesses.
Most importantly since Arabella and Ferdinand visited the Prudencia and Safiro, the territories the two hailed from were currently at the center of attention. Thus, Narcissa shouldn’t have done anything to them as well. But in their perspective, she could if it wasn’t.
’No wonder Narcissa dared to bully her fellow assistants,’ Arabella wanted to sigh deeply upon hearing their thoughts.
They had condoned Narcissa doing this to other commoners and nobles with other lower statuses.
They were strict, especially on Narcissa’s education, but they did not think lording over their status on those with lower one was wrong or oppressive. They believed they had the right to do it since they had more power.
’They are more troublesome than I thought. These kinds of thoughts are dangerous. If that’s what they want then I will show them who has more power between us.’
"We will give due compensation to their families and send our apologies," Narcissa’s father said.
’Did they think compensation would solve everything?’
Sending their apologies also meant they would only send letters along with the compensation and the gifts.
"How much do you plan to compensate them?" Arabella inquired to see how light or grave they perceived Narcissa’s actions were.
They brought out a list and Riley checked it before handing it to her.
They were set on giving monetary compensation along with a lot of gifts. They had offered an ample amount since Narcissa had informed them that not only Arabella but also the Emperor and Prime Minister highly valued Ivan.
"I see. These are indeed enough for an apology. But for something much lighter. Without someone helping him, Ivan Meyer could have bled to death from all the injuries he had and died meaninglessly.
"This amount is not enough to compensate for his life. I believe he would not accept these either.
"If he had accepted Narcissa’s threats and quit as my assistant or if he had died, how much do you think you need to compensate me and those watching over his growth for making us lose such a promising talent?"
Arabella wanted to emphasize that this was not a matter of compensation because they could not compensate enough to the three highest powers in Valeria.
Depending upon circumstances, formal apologies of nobles indeed include sending gifts and sending monetary compensation for the trouble or damage they caused.
But this was not simply a matter of damage but also of lack of respect and violation of the laws.
The level of offenses Narcissa had done cannot be settled with money because she had also violated the code of conduct for civil servants. Her actions were also disrespectful to Arabella and Ferdinand and could thus be punished heavily if they wanted to.
"If this case is reported and investigated formally, I believe you already know that it will end up with Narcissa removed from her position as my assistant and banned from working in Riva as a civil servant," Arabella pointed out and they all paled.
[How much does she want us to give then?]
[What does she want?]
"Our apologies, Your Majesty. Please enlighten us on what we should do," they chose their words well and asked for her to voice out what she wanted so they would not make any more mistakes.
"They do not need this compensation. I would not accept any either," she returned the list to them.
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