The lady stepped forward again, her hands reaching out as if she wanted to take my hand and practically beg for her past behavior to be overlooked.
"My lady, I beg your indulgence! It was a grave oversight on my part, a simple lapse in judgment! I only wish to offer the absolute finest..."
I took a sharp step back before her fingers could even touch my silk sleeve, staring down at her hand with a look of profound, unadulterated disgust that made her shut up real quick. Her hand froze mid-air, and she swallowed hard, her spine stiffening in terror.
Realizing she could no longer appeal to me directly, the manager quickly changed her prey.
She shifted her entire focus onto Neisa, bowing her head deeply toward the shabby maid in a gesture of complete, submissive humility.
