The moment Rosie spoke, the atmosphere in the car came to a standstill.

The air turned frigid.

Alyssa and Sean exchanged terrified glances.

Alyssa then asked, " Mrs. Rosie, you said he's mentally disturbed...

What do you mean?" Rosie felt a slight twitch around her eyes as if she had fallen into a deeply unsettling memory.

She took a deep breath and explained, " I've been working with the Becketts for almost 30 years.

"Among all the staff at Seaview Manor, apart from Mr. Durham and Mr. Odom, who assists Mr. Javier, few have been here as long as I have.

"When I first joined the Becketts, I was tasked with serving Mrs. Beckett and Mr. Justin, though I wasn't their personal helper.

I was simply following the lead helper, doing heavy manual labor like laundry.

More conscientious tasks—pouring and serving tea and the like—were outside my job description then.

"Initially, I thought Mrs. Beckett didn't like me because I came from ahumble village and seemed careless.

I later realized that her daily needs were handled by specific staff members—trusted individuals she brought with her from the Dutton family.

family found it challenging to

something shameful she needed to hide from the Becketts?" "Could it be that she was really

look in her

knitted her brows together

a mad woman!"

specific staff members who cared for

only a matter of time before the

when she went berserk,

one of the helpers bringing her food, biting a chunk out of

bloody and horrifying!" Sean's eyes

like a—" He felt too ashamed to utter that

a serious mental condition,"

her self-awareness

control herself anymore." Hearing this

her, it

nondisclosure

this secret to my grave." Filled with worry, Rosie held onto Alyssa's hands so tightly that her

must tell you

has likely

tendencies that are even

to soothe

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