Chapter 44
Chapter 44
Freya jumped, startled by the look on his face.
“It wasn’t me! You fell on your own—I didn’t push you!” she protested, frantic, as if trying to convince herself.
Terrified, she stumbled back a few steps, afraid
I someone might see her. Then she turned on her heel and bolted back to her room.
Adam lay sprawled on the floor in agony, tears slipping silently from his eyes.
He wanted to cry out, to call for help–but his mouth
“Mommy… help me…” He begged in whisper.
ouldn’t open. Despair swallowed him whole.
At that very moment, Skylar was in her study, attending a meeting when a sharp pain suddenly gripped her heart. She clutched her chest and bent over her desk, trying to ease the stabbing ache.
“Adam…” An ominous dread filled her chest.
She abandoned her work without a second thought and rushed out of the study. When she reached the hallway, her blood ran cold at the sight before her. Adam was lying motionless on the floor, barely clinging to life.
“Adam!” Skylar dropped to her knees and checked his heartbeat.
A heart attack. His heartbeat was dangerously faint–but he was still alive. If she’d come even a minute later, it might’ve been too late.
She took out a CalmPulse Capsule and gently fed it to him, then scooped him into her arms and carried him back to his room.
After tucking him in, she closed the door and summoned the maid she’d specifically given instructions to earlier.
“How did Adam end up unconscious in the hallway?” she asked.
The maid turned pale, panic flashing in her eyes. “I’m so sorry, Ms. Skylar. I–I must’ve failed to keep an eye on him properly.”
“Did you even come check on him?”
The maid nodded nervously. “Per your instructions, I’ve been checking in on him at intervals.”
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She hesitated, then seemed to remember something. “I was going to upstairs just now, but Ms. Freya asked me to hand–wash some clothes for her, so I didn’t make it in time.”
Skylar’s expression darkened. The pieces clicked into place. Freya. She must’ve
taken advantage of the empty house to bully Adam.
Skylar let out a cold laugh. “Where is she?”
The maid saw her face grow thunderous and felt sweat bead between her clenched fingers. She stammered, “I–I think Ms. Freya went out… to meet some friends… for shopping.”
Skylar’s lips curved into a mocking smirk. “Tell all the household staff to gather in the main hall. Now.”
She quickly pieced the clues together. Normally, staff would come upstairs to tidy up at regular intervals. If they had, they would’ve noticed Adam lying
there in distress.
But today, not a single one had come up. Not one person had found him.
Was it just bad timing or had they chosen not to notice? Had they seen something and kept silent… for Freya? Either way, the household needed a serious shake–up.
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Chapter 44
The entire staff assembled in the living room, standing in tidy rows.
“Why didn’t anyone come upstairs to clean today?” asked Skylar.
“Ms. Freya told us not to go upstairs to clean,” one maid piped up.
Skylar’s eyes locked onto her. “Didn’t I ask you to tidy up my room?”
This was the same maid who had brought her coffee earlier during her meeting. She had specifically asked her to go upstairs–not just to tidy up, but also to check on Adam.
He had a tendency to oversleep, and she didn’t want him lying in bed all day and being restless at night.
The maid tried to explain, “But Ms. Freya said…”
Skylar chuckled softly. “I think you’ve misunderstood something.”
The maid blinked, confused. “What?”
“Freya and I hold the same status in this household. But you’ve chosen to follow only her orders and ignore mine.”
She stepped forward, and the others instinctively made way for her. Now standing right in front of the maid, she looked down at her with icy eyes.
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