Kathryn knew right away that Clarissa must have threatened the doctor.

With Clarissa's way of handling things, it was exactly what she would do.

"Mr. Fraser, what do you think my mother will do to me tomorrow? Drug me again? Knock me out?"

Pedro stayed silent. He could imagine many possibilities, but he didn't know exactly what Clarissa would choose.

Kathryn didn't press him further. Clarissa was unpredictable, and Pedro wasn't her assistant, so he couldn't know her plans ahead of time.

"It's late. You should get some rest. I'll try to sleep too." Kathryn sent a message to Pedro, telling him to rest.

She placed her phone on the bedside table and turned off the lamp. But her mind was racing, and no matter how much she tossed and turned, she couldn't fall asleep. She didn't know how long she'd been awake, but eventually, she sat up.

the lamp back on, checked the

decided to get up. She grabbed

The house was silent.

even the servants,

carefully, walking lightly as she headed to the stairs and went

on the lights, using her phone as a flashlight instead. Turning on the lights

reached the first floor, she relaxed a bit, figuring

just as she reached it, before she could open it, she heard her

you going in the middle of the

saw

mother there earlier-how

couldn't sleep, so I thought I'd go for

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