Chapter 553

It could be said that Sheryl's audacious personality was largely fostered by Ariana's leniency. In wealthy aristocratic families like these, domestic helpers usually know their place all too well. The cliché in novels where playboy heirs make advances on attractive maids rarely happens in reality. Born into such privileged families, these young masters have naturally high social standing and have seen plenty of beautiful women—there's simply no need for them to stir up trouble at home. If their parents found out, it would be beyond embarrassing, and if word got out, it wouldn't be seen as charming—just disgraceful. Unless they were truly shameless, most scions of wealthy families wouldn’t lay a hand on their own servants. Not only would it degrade their status, but if word spread, the humiliation would be unbearable. That’s why, in these circles, there’s an unspoken rule among second- and third-generation heirs: never mess with the household staff. Especially in a long-established fami