The Woman From Hell

My heart was heavy as I stepped through the gates of Yard Mansion again. Every step I took felt like my feet had been chained like it took a lot from me just to move them.

Sylvester was standing at the door to greet me. When he saw me, his face broke into a smile.

"I knew you would come."

"You'd better not play any tricks."

I was not deceived by his smile. It looked to me like nothing more than a disguise.

Sylvester shrugged, the expression on his face seemed harmless. "Don't worry. We don't have that many tricks to play. You can leave immediately after you understand what happened. Come with me." I followed Sylvester to the study.

The place looked the same as it did before.

Pushing open the door and entering, I caught the scent of sandalwood.

Silas was in his chair. He looked in our direction when he heard us and he pointed to the seat opposite him, motioning for me to sit down.

I made my way over and sat down. "Let's hear it."

you want to

there was some truth to my mother's death? I only care about that," I said

eyes when I brought it up as if he

brows furrowed as I waited for his

like he finally recollected himself, Silas opened his eyes. "You did your own investigation. You looked into

later proved to be false." I

Silas's eyes widened

help my hand clenching my hand on the chair as I gulped.

could not believe what I had heard. If that were true, did

I regret it, but it already happened and can't be undone."

he was not faking any of this from his

conflicted at the

the person in front of me, my gaze speculative.

firmly and replied, "I watched him go in." My heart went

why I targeted the Grants. When Thomas took a fancy to Millie, I thought our families matched in terms of power and that they could get married. I didn't expect Millie

to my entire body. When I thought of my mother being forced on by Thomas, my heart felt it had been blocked. Then, recalled the hopeless look in

the video and my breathing felt like