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.”

Mrs. Berry on time. She did not want anyone else to know

cops?” Zak asked as he

call the cops or not,” Charlotte said with a smile. Then, she changed the topic. “Zak,

briefly checked the condition of the door. “We have new doors at the price of four thousand eight hundred. Locks are

hundred?” Charlotte could feel a headache coming on upon hearing

you interested?” Zak queried. “I’ll give you a

Mrs. Berry bargained. “Since

at the kitchen knives in her hands, Zak shuddered

we won’t be able to

his colleagues to come to Charlotte’s

Mrs. Berry stood at the side as they worked on

for the three children before she watched them wash up

phone as she mulled over the

call the cops, they will ask me to clarify everything that has happened. When that happens, that Devil will find out that the kid who

one who told my kid to steal the

he

really wants to blame me for this, I won’t be able

my kids’ identity will be revealed

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