Silly Bride

Chapter 383

in her chest.She instinctively held her breath in anticipation before slowly leaning closer to his face.Right when her lips almost touched Xavier’s, she heard footsteps approaching the room and Mary’s voice.Mary was telling someone she was going to check on Xavier.Afraid of getting caught, Abigail frantically broke free from Xavier’s grip and retreated to the wall.It was so sudden that she didn’t know where could be a suitable hiding place. Out of options, she saw the closet in the corner and hid in it.Before long, Mary came into the room.However, she didn’t only check on Xavier. She adjusted the air conditioner temperature, opened the windows to let some air into the room, and even cleaned up the small couch, which Louis had sat on briefly when he dropped Xavier off.Mary was so meticulous in her cleaning that ten minutes had passed by the time she was done.Abigail nearly suffocated from hiding in the closet for ten minutes.The second the door shut behind Mary, Abigail swiftly came out of her hiding spot.However, she didn’t expect Mary to make a U-turn when she opened the closet door.Mary had come back for the glass of water on the nightstand.She thought the previous housekeeper had forgotten to take it, but, in truth, Abigail was the one who had left it on the nightstand.Having almost been scared to death, Abigail didn’t dare to leave the closet thoughtlessly, worried that Mary would abruptly reenter the room again. She chose to hide in the closet for a little longer. It turned out her decision was the right one, for Winnie and Josiah came into the room five minutes later.Josiah didn’t stay in the room for long. He left after checking in on Xavier.Winnie