FORTY FOUR – PUNISHMENTS
“You were just asking her to do her job.” Luke repeated, disgust evident in his tone. “Let me ask you something, Fiona. Are you paying Laura for her services? Is there any part of your contract of employment which states that she’s under your payroll?”

Fiona shook her head.

“No, sir. But…”

“Keep quiet!” Luke thundered and she fell silent, her cheeks colouring with embarrassment.

“Now, I’m going to ask you a few questions and I only need ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answers. Understood?”

“Yes, sir.” Fiona replied, raising her eyes to meet Luke’s.

She’d already tried to lure him into punishing Laura instead of her with puppy dog eyes but he gave her a cold-eyed stare and she promptly looked away.

“Did you ask Laura to clean dirt off your shoes?” Luke began.

“Yes, I did.” Fiona replied without remorse.

Luke’s anger slowly returned.

“Did you lay your hands on her?”

“No. No, I didn’t, sir.”

“How then did the contents of her bag end up all over the floor?”

Fiona pursed her lips, racking her brain for a
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