“Yeah.” The maid nodded. “Mister Tyler searched the entire mansion and didn’t find you anywhere, so his attention will be drawn elsewhere.”

“Do Mister and Missus Hart plan on killing me?”

“They want to but are both hesitant about it. Right now, they don’t want to worsen their conflicts with Mister Tyler. If they kill you and Mister Tyler finds out, he might not stop at severing all ties with the Hart Family… Who knows what cruelty he’ll be capable of?”

Vicky frowned and wanted to argue but decided against it in the end.

“I can’t stay here for too long. If Missus Hart finds out that I’m a spy, I can only imagine what’ll happen to me,” the maid continued. “She doesn’t want Mister Tyler to find out about any of this, so no one is allowed to get out of the mansion. All communication devices have been confiscated, so I can’t seek help from the outside world for you.”

She glanced at her watch and sped up her speech. “The most dangerous place is often the safest as well. You’ve been transported back to the mansion, and it’s all up to the odds whether Mister Tyler can find you in time. Ms. Shaw, hang in there.”

was confined in

come once and, upon hearing from the servant that a surveillance drone had been discovered around

had set

basement had long since gone out, leaving the surroundings devoid of any glimmer. Enveloped in complete silence,

pondered if Tyler, just like her, had felt despair

she had done the right thing when in truth, she

true culprit,

food, hoping it would sustain her for a while. However, she could not visit Vicky frequently or bring too much for fear

too much at once, telling herself that she

would apologize to him when

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