Chapter 109 How Can You


    Be So Useless


    The Harper family''s surveince system had been carefully designed to monitor onlymunal areas such as the living room and kitchen. The more private spaces-bedrooms, closets, bathrooms, and showers were deliberately left off the grid, allowing the family to retain their privacy.


    Aware of the situation involving Rosie''s ruined clothes, Darrell Vazquez, the security guard, began to suspect that someone had manipted the footage. He was already reviewing the afternoon''s recordings when Ernst and Rosie entered the room. He had gone over the tapes multiple times but had found nothing suspicious


    "I''ve gone over the footage of the afternoon, but there''s nothing unusual," Darrell said, his voice calm but tinged with frustration.


    He then brought up a clip showing Brenna leaving her room earlier that afternoon and pointed to the screen. "Here, you can see Miss Brenna Harper leaving just after noon. Ten minutester, Miss Rosie Harper left


    .Tam


    Darrell fast-forwarded the footage, scanning for any other signs of activity. For the next thirty minutes, the screen remained devoid of activity. No one entered or exited any of the rooms during that time


    Then, Darrell scrolled further. "At five o''clock, Juliaes upstairs with freshlyundered sheets and a summer quilt. She enters Miss Brenna Harper''s room. Half an hourter, shees out carrying a trash bag with the reced bedding as well as two dirty garments."


    Shortly after, Dalton was seening downstairs, passing the third-floor corner with his usual confident stride. Not long after that, Rachael entered Rosie''s room and left within ten minutes.


    Darrell, still focused on the footage, said, "From the moment Miss Rosie Harper left until her return, the only


    person


    to enter her room was Rachael"


    Ernst stood still, his gaze fixed on the screen as he sifted through the recorded footage once again. His brow furrowed in concentration. He had gone over it meticulously, ensuring every second was ounted for. Yet, everything seemed perfectly normal-there were no glitches, no sudden cuts, and certainly no indication of


    tampering


    Rosie, however, was far from satisfied. Her voice sharpened as she turned to Darrell, her toneced with usation. "Are you telling me you sat in this room all afternoon and didn''t take a single break? Didn''t leave to use the restroom or go and get some water? I find it hard to believe you didn''t step away once. If there''s any chance the footage was tampered with, it would have been during those moments."


    Darrell stiffened at her words, a rush of frustration and defensiveness building within him. He felt unjustly cornered. The harshness of the wealthy was often not subtle, and it cut deeply.


    But he held back his irritation, knowing that confronting Rosie was not an option. Instead, he answered in a low


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    voice, "Miss Harper, I did step away briefly twice, to use the restroom and get some water. But I returned quickly both times, and no one entered the room during those moments."


    Rosie''s anger surged as she looked at Darrell, her voice sharp with usation. "Really? Just now, you said you never left, but now, you''re admitting to stepping away to use the restroom. Darrell, what are you ying at? Are you involved in something that will hurt this family? We pay you well, and this is how you do your job?"


    Her words, filled with mounting frustration, made her hands tremble he couldn''t seem to control her irritation. "If you''re incapable of doing your job properly, then leave. We offer high sries, and I''m sure there are plenty of people eager to take your ce," she said.


    Darrell''s heart sank as he listened, the weight of Rosie''s harsh words crushing him. His face flushed with humiliation. The sting of being publicly rebuked was one thing, but the usation felt unfair, especially considering the effort he had put into his work. He nced at Ernst, silently pleading for support, hoping the usuallyposed man might intervene.


    But Ernst remained coldly focused on the footage, his brow furrowed in intense concentration. He scrutinized the screen with mechanical precision, rewinding and fast-forwarding


    Rosie''s re bore into Darrell, her tone usatory. "It must have been during the time you left the surveince room that the footage was tampered with."


    Darrell''s frustration began to boil over. The unfairness of it all was suffocating. Why was he being med for something that clearly wasn''t his fault? Was it simply because he was just a security guard here-easy to


    dismiss, easy to target?


    With a deep breath, Darrell steadied himself, trying to maintain hisposure. "Miss Harper, there is surveince in the monitoring room as well. You can review it yourself. No one entered while I was away. I did my job, just as I was asked," he said.


    Rosie''s eyes narrowed, her disdain evident as she red at Darrell "So, you have the nerve to talk back to me now? Exin this, then; no one entered my room, but my clothes were ruined. Those weren''t just any clothes.. They were worth millions. You couldn''t evenpensate me for even one piece with a lifetime''s wages."


    Darrell''s heart sank as the words hit him like a blow. He wanted to respond, to defend himself, but the weight of Rosie''s words left him momentarily speechless. He knew she was right about the clothes, but the humiliation in her tone, the way she treated him as if he were nothing more than an inconvenience, made him feel small. He clenched his fists at his sides, frustration rising within him


    Inwardly, Darrell cursed Rosie repeatedly, but outwardly, he maintained a calm facade, enduring the brunt of her rage without a single word of protest.


    Rosie''s frustration boiled over as she turned to Ernst. "Ernst, did you find anything amiss?" she asked.


    Ernst remained calm, his face neutral as he shook his head and said, "The surveince footage is intact. I''ve checked the surveince footage of the monitoring room as well. No one entered during Darrell''s absence."


    Rosie''s eyes shed with frustration, her hands trembling with fury. "Then what? A ghost did it, perhaps? My clothes couldn''t have been ruined just like that."


    She spun


    toward Darrell again, her voice biting. "How can you be so useless? If you can''t figure this out, you''ll be packing your bags tomorrow. You will be fired if you can''t find the culprit!"


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    After meticulously reviewing the surveince footage, Trnnt turned to Darrell His gaze was intense yet calm, his voice steady as he asked, "Darrell, think carefully. Was there anything unusual today that we might have


    overlooked?"


    Before Darrell could respond, Rosie''s sharp voice interjected, filled with frustration, "Why bother asking him? He can''t even handle a minor issue like this. Ernst, just fire him and the entire security team while you''re at it. Hirepetent people who can actually do their job."


    The words hit Darrell like a punch. Panic rose within him. The Job for the Harper family''s security guard had always beenfortable, with generous pay and benefits. He had grown ustomed to the ease of it all. Now, he was faced with the threat of losing it all, and his thoughts raced. "Please, give me another chance. I''ll go over everything again and investigate thoroughly," he pleaded, his voice faltering as his grip on the situa slipped further.


    Darrell couldn''t shake the feeling of misfortune that had suddenly overtaken him. Working for the Harper family had been easy for years, with no major issues. Now, when things had gone wrong, he found himself caught in the crossfire, vulnerable and powerless.


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