Startled by the sound, Sophie suddenly turned around.


    The sight of Sophie''s abrupt movement also startled the maid, who paused before asking, "Ms. Sophie, what brings you to the second floor?"


    "I... was looking for something Jenna left behind."


    "Something of Ms. Jenna''s?" The maid entered, puzzled. "I don''t believe Ms. Jenna left anything behind."


    "How can you be sure?"


    "Because Ms. Jenna didn''t stay long that day, and I checked the room when I cleaned. I didn''t find anything left behind."


    "Were you here that day?"


    Facing Sophie''s inquiry, the maid nodded, exining, "I was on duty that night. The next day, I noticed Ms. Jenna''s room seemed untouched, so I just did a quick check and tidy up. It''s unlikely anything was left behind. Perhaps you''re mistaken?" "You were on duty that night. Do you know when Ms. Jenna left?"


    After thinking it over, the maid replied, "The young master asked me the same thing the next day, but I really didn''t notice when Ms. Jenna left. It wasn''t until the next morning, when the young master asked me to bring breakfast to Ms. Jenna, that I realized she had already gone."


    "So, you didn''t realize Ms. Jenna was gone until the next day?"


    The maid nodded.


    Sophie frowned.


    "Ms. Jenna hasn''te into any trouble, has she? The young master seemed quite anxious that day."N?velDrama.Org ? 2024.


    "It''s nothing. She''s been found."


    Sophie fell silent for a moment, then seemed to recall something and asked, "Did the master return home that night?"


    "He did, but only stayed for a short while before leaving again."


    "Was there any noise?"


    "I''m not allowed upstairs whenever the master returns, so I didn''t hear anything. However, the master asked me to prepare a ck duffel bag, saying he needed to pack some things." "A ck duffel bag..."


    Sophie murmured to herself.


    Then, Sophie inquired, "Did the master know about Ms. Jenna''s visit?"


    "It appears not, there wasn''t a chance to mention it."


    "And what time did thedy of the house go to sleep that night?"


    "Thedy goes to bed early every evening, though sometimes she suffers from insomnia. We''re not permitted on the second floor at night, so I''m not entirely certain."


    At this point, the maid seemed to remember something and suddenly said, "However, that night, I vaguely heard thedy and the master talking, seemingly having an argument. But that''s an everyday urrence. The master isn''t fond of ourdy, so when he''s home, they either don''t speak or argue."


    "Did you hear what they were arguing about?"


    "It seemed... they were discussing old matters from the past."


    "What old matters?"


    "Ms. Sophie, don''t you know? It''s about the trouble the Aldridge family had back then, and the master''s premaritalmitment to another woman That woman became pregnant before marriage, leading to the arranged marriage with the Aldridge family. This has always caused a rift between our master and thedy, leading to frequent arguments."


    "Pregnant before marriage..."


    Sophie fell silent for a moment, then said, "Is that all they mentioned? The Aldridge family''s trouble, was it that kidnapping case? But what does


    that case have to do with your master?"