Chapter 56

Other than the knocking, no other sounds came from the outside, and it scared the children even more. Even Mrs. Berry’s knife-holding hands were trembling.

Holding a small knife, Charlotte slowly walked over and looked through the gap of the broken door.

At the same time, an eye was staring into the gap from the outside.

When the two eyes spotted each other, both parties started screaming.

“Ahhhh....!” The children screamed along with their mother.

“Call the cops! Quick!” Charlotte hurriedly tried to grab her phone.

“Hold on. Wait a minute. I think it’s Zak.”

Looking through the gap, Mrs. Berry realized it was indeed the security guard, Zak Jones. She promptly opened the door for him.

“Mrs. Berry, you’re at home.” Zak was about to call for backup through his walkie-talk when he saw Mrs. Berry and stopped. “You scared me. I thought something happened to your house.”

“Something did happen. There was a...”

“There was a thief who barged into our house trying to steal something earlier, but together we managed to get rid of him.”

not want anyone else to know

Have you called the cops?” Zak asked as

anything before I decide if I’d call the cops or not,” Charlotte said with a smile.

Zak briefly checked the condition of the door. “We have new

thousand eight hundred?” Charlotte could feel a

“I’ll give you a ten

bargained.

the kitchen knives in her hands, Zak shuddered and agreed,

the door now, or else we won’t be able to sleep

his colleagues to come to Charlotte’s house to change the

Berry stood at the side as they worked on

a simple dinner for the three children before she watched them wash up and sent

phone as she mulled over the

happened. When that happens,

I’m the one who told my kid

he might even sue

will be furious. If he really wants to

identity will be revealed too. Will that gigolo try to take my kids

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