Sir Ares, Goodnight

Unable to hold them back in the end, Rose's tears fell freely like rain through a torn canopy.

It wet the pillow beneath.

Could she still believe in him?

Her gaze was empty as the void.

Finally, she set her eyes on the white marbled tiles and the carved mahogany handrails.

The handrail led to the quiet floor upstairs, where it was abnormally dark.

"A crazy woman is hiding in Daddy's bed!"

Jenson's shaky voice suddenly echoed in Rose's head.

Unable to sleep, Rose got up and dressed herself. Then, she tiptoed up the stairs.

Jenson was not the only one panicking about the secret behind the attic, for it agitated her as well.

Who was the woman in the attic?

As the Fragrant Vessel Court was built following the characteristics of classical overlapping architectures, its rooms were built intricately and were naturally dim.

open the door in front

room and closed the

in a small living room conjoined with a bedroom. Simply decorated, there was a corseted square table with a

walls were broken into archways. As if they moved on their own, Rose's feet brought her down the archway on the right where she was met with a narrow wooden door. Lightly pushing it, Rose slipped into the

vintage French furniture. The color scheme fitted perfectly with

Other than the floor-to-ceiling screen that more or less covered the view behind, everything else

walked toward the screen. Her heart raced nervously for

the Chinese painting, it was an elegant sight to behold. Despite her passion for such art, Rose did not have it in her to stop and admire it.

closer to the screen, she could see what

burner, burning smoke

man in loosefitting clothes, exposing his tantalizing collarbones. Around his neck

sultry eyes were tinted with laze as he lay

woman with

merely being someone's back, it reminded people

portrait, Rose felt her heart drop down a bottomless pit as she stared

his charming peach blossom eyes, or

special relationships with other women! He was even showcasing it so

quickly steadied

further pushed

once ceased, which meant someone

There was a woman