Chapter 1568

Madam Stockton stepped into Julie’s bedroom but still could not see her anywhere.

“Julie?” she called out.

There was no response.

She noticed the lights coming from inside the dressing room and carefully made her approach.

When she stepped inside, she saw that the curtain was pried open, but there was nobody behind it. Concealed behind the curtain was a closed door. She was rather puzzled by the sight of the door.

“Why is there a door here?” she muttered to herself. Then, she slowly approached the door and pressed her palms against its surface.

The night was cold.

Julie and Mia hurried to the edge of the courtyard.

There was a gap along this section of the wall which was meant to be an intentional architectural installation. The gap was wide enough to allow a child or a skinny adult to fit through.

might have forgotten to close the curtains

“I think I forgot to close the curtains in the dressing

and assured her,” Don’t worry. Nobody is

true. Anyway, please head back there and close it for

it.” Mia turned

looked around cautiously, then she began to creep into

inside a large bedroom on the northern edge of the courtyard, the doors and windows were shut tightly while the curtains were drawn

spilled from inside the room. Furthermore, the concrete and windows were not enough to

as she drew closer. She frowned, her face taut

could hear Sherry’s whimper along with the gentle voice of the man who muttered sweet nothings in her ears. She clenched her hands into balls and

turned around and exited the courtyard. She hurried

her ears. The sheer thought of what she overheard made

her courtyard, she saw that the door leading into the house was closed. Amidst her rage, she threw it

door opened with a mighty crash.

by the sight of Emerence, a trusted maid who was always by Madam Stockton’s side standing in the

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