Chapter 1647

Arthur did not know how to write and could not compose a letter. Hence, he lost touch with Evelyn after three years.

He had initially assumed that she would have already wed upon his return. To his surprise, the person he had longed for was still waiting for him at home.

Although they hadn't seen each other in years, their reunion was natural, as if they had never been apart. They quickly confirmed their relationship after that.

Arthur hired a matchmaker to formalize their union, and they soon set a date for the wedding.

The couple were engrossed in the preparations for their new life together, eagerly anticipating their future. Little did they know, tragedy was on the horizon.

A series of gruesome murders began plaguing the town. The perpetrator targeted young women, committing heinous acts before taking their lives.

In just six months, four lives were brutally taken, causing the people to panic. Women were afraid to venture out alone.

textile factory. Arthur would see her off and pick her up

fancied a girl from a prominent family whose dowry demands were unreasonably high. The Thornfield family could not muster

deeply embarrassed and enraged by her family's actions. Despite her usual gentle demeanor, she had a

those days, women had

their daughter. They were convinced that they

had no choice but to give in. He could

had just set up a new home and had very little money left. Even with assistance from relatives and friends,

county was home to a coal mine. The machinery in that era was not as advanced as what they had today. Miners had to manually extract the coal without

up with the remaining funds for the dowry with only one month of labor. Besides, he possessed great stamina at the tender

waited for Evelyn at the entrance of the textile factory every time she got

took the miners a considerable amount of time to work together and dig their

The skies were dark. Upon his arrival, he found the factory gate securely

was worried, so he went to Evelyn's house. However, she was not there. Her co-workers said she waited at the gate for half

the people at the

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