he brass doorknob of

uch the cold metal, she hea

e kept her face

oorway. Agnes was the head housekeeper of the Caldwell estate. She

h a glass of water. She stop

ss suit. She stared at the heav

ed a polite, fake

will not be returning to the master bedroom tonight. Miss Kenia h

lie. A cold, sharp sm

r her eyes. She

, forcing Agnes to bac

f white roses hung from the wall sconces. Edgardo ordered them p

her head to

. Her voice was flat and hard. It soun

ed. "Excuse

"I want every single anniversary decoration in this house t

ted her chin, trying to

ecorations, ma'am. He will be very angry i

to the housekeeper. She lo

paycheck, Agne

r mouth, but no

sonal trust fund paid for the estate's daily op

lowers are not in the incinerator in twenty minutes, you wil

odded quickly. She pulled a walkie-talkie from

er trunk down th

oor. She sat down on a single silk armchair. She cro

. They wore their sleep unif

r grey suit. They saw the dead look

ders into the room. They began ripping the silk ribbons

She bumped a heavy crystal

shattered into a hundred pieces. The loud n

ad with her arms, shaking violently. She waited for Arl

broken glass. Her exp

ine said calmly. "Do not bothe

errified the staff more than screaming ever coul

pped bare. The fake romance was gone. Only

ece of invisible dust off her sui

oward the fr

where are you going at this h

She turned her

estate," Arline said. "I d

e number for Cora Finch. Cora was Arline's personal

red on the

Caldwell estate. No

e pushed open the

he air smelled like wet

rch. The cold wind blew the loose strands

Maybach cut through the darkness. It p

coat. She ran up the steps and took the heavy trunk from Arlin

teps. She got into the b

the Caldwell estate. Sh

up. The Maybach d