In a matter of seconds.
Amber’s face was filled with fear and confusion.
Compared to the loud thump on the floor above them, the threat from the mysterious man and a slap was nothing.
The spine-chilling sensation!
What it meant to her was the fear was like the sky came crashing down on her.
If her cover had been blown.
Everything she had, for now, would be all gone!
And even… the mask she had been wearing would be torn away.
“What should we do? What should we do?”
Amber was flustering to the core. She then grabbed the mysterious man’s arm with both of her hands. And tears caused by the slap of the mysterious man were finally flowing down from the corner of her eyes.
She wanted to become Amber because the life she’s living now had everything she ever wanted.
She didn’t want to be Shirley because Shirley had been buried in a hole on that fateful night. And from that hole out came Amber!
As she had slowly gotten used to the luxurious life she’s living. Amber looked at the mirror every day and getting used to the gorgeous face she had. Even though she was aware that this mask with her flesh still had its gap.
But when luxury, fame, and splendor surrounded her, when dream became a reality.
Shirley had long gone.
Although she was wearing this facade that made her Amber, living someone else’s life. She was totally fine about it.
This was everything she wanted. She didn’t want to become Shirley again and lose everything she had now.
The mysterious man’s cold stare was radiating a murderous intent.
In response to Amber’s flustering, the mysterious man shoved Amber’s both hands away from him.
And hurriedly walked upstairs.
Amber followed him from behind, still feeling nervous. She then murmured with a soft voice beside the mysterious man’s ear, “Should we murder her if the cat’s out of the bag?”
With no hesitation, even with her tone of inquiry, her words were firm and straightforward to the extreme.
At that moment, Amber was ready for the worst.
She didn’t care whether she got blood on her hands if she could keep everything she had now.
Even if that person was living in the same house.
Killing her and everything could still be kept as a secret.
If not, there would still be a chance that everything would unveil.
The mysterious man didn’t reply, but he picked up the pace and walked upstairs.
From the moment they heard the thump until now, upstairs was dead silence.
The mysterious man was in the front while Amber followed behind.
They both quickly walked up the second floor.
The moment they looked at the corridor.
Both of them were stunned.
And Amber’s panic and nervousness were all relieved all in a sudden at that moment.
At the end of the corridor was Vinna’s room.
This was because Vinna had been taking care of Yael and staying up too late. So Mr Ward assigned her room to the second floor to be more convenient to her.
But at that very moment, the door of her room was fully open.
Vinna was lying on the floor face down, her head on the corridor while the lower part of her body was in her bedroom.
The position where Vinna’s head was resting where a pool of blood could be seen vaguely.
“She knocked herself out?”
The mysterious man focused his gaze and hastily walked towards Vinna that was at the door.
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