NOVEL NEXT Chapter 96 - 96 Playing Along
96 Playing Along
Caroline stared at this unfamiliar maid for two seconds. “I’m sorry, may I know your name? I don’t see your name tag on your clothes.”
The maidservant covered her left chest subconsciously, and a trace of panic flashed in her eyes. “My name is Ellen. I think I dropped my name tag somewhere when I was working.”
“The Anderson family’s branded goods are all specially made and can’t be bought outside, so they’re especially precious.” Ellen made a gesture of request. “Kind Miss Caroline, please keep this a secret for me. Don’t tell the Old Madam and the Young Master about this. I will find the name tag as soon as possible.”
Caroline waved her hand nonchalantly. “It’s just a small accident. Even if they find out, they probably won’t do anything to you.”
Ellen patted her chest, showing a bit of fear. “But Butler Harriman will punish us. He’s the most strict person.”
“In that case, I’ll keep it a secret for you.” Caroline was very understanding.
“Thank you so much. You’re really too kind.” Ellen was touched. “I’ll take you to the Young Master now.”
Caroline nodded slightly. “Thank you for your trouble.”
Ellen led the way and introduced Caroline to the things she saw along the way.
“You look so familiar with this house,” Caroline suddenly interrupted. “You must have worked here for a long time.”
“No,” Ellen denied. “I just started working here a week ago.”
Caroline was shocked. “Then you must be a studious person. You have learned so many things in such a short time.”
Ellen was a little embarrassed. “After all, in the Anderson family, even a servant has high requirements. I really need this job. In order not to be chased out, I can only study hard.”
Caroline’s gaze fell on her hands and paused for a moment. Then, she looked in the direction of her apron and retracted her gaze. “It seems like you’ve had a hard time too.”
“What kind of work isn’t hard?” Ellen didn’t mind. “We’re on the top floor of Anderson’s house. You’ll see the sunroom from this door. The Young Master is inside.”
Ellen opened the door and let Caroline step out of the balcony first. She raised her head and could see the beautiful sunroom under the sun.
“This is really beautiful.” Caroline turned around and praised Ellen, but she saw Ellen closing the door and locking it.
Caroline was confused. “Ellen, why did you lock the door?”
At this moment, the polite smile on Ellen’s face was gone, replaced by a cold expression.
She took out a lady’s revolver from under her apron. “I’m sorry, Miss Caroline. It was quite fun chatting with you, but unfortunately, happy times are always short. So, I’m telling you now that everything is coming to an end, including your life.”
Caroline looked at the gun and Ellen. “Ellen, what are you talking about? I don’t understand. Why are you pointing a gun at me? Did I offend you before?”
With a gun in her hand, Ellen forced her to the railing of the balcony. “You can only blame yourself for taking what doesn’t belong to you. This is the price you have to pay.”
The moment Caroline’s back touched the railing, the railing shook. It was obvious that these railings had been tampered with. With just a little bit of strength, one would be able to fall down with the railings.
Caroline looked behind her. The Anderson’s house had a total of six floors, and the floors were on the higher side. Hence, she was probably about thirty meters away from the ground. The ground at this position happened to be a hard gravel road. Once a person fell, there was no possibility of survival.
“So this is your plan?” After figuring out the whole story, the fear on Caroline’s body disappeared. She leaned against the railing lazily as if she wasn’t afraid of falling.
“You used Edwin as an excuse to lure me to the top floor, then forced me to get close to the railing with a gun, and finally push me down, pretending to be an accident.”
Seeing the change in her expression, Ellen had a bad feeling. “Yes, my plan is flawless. I avoided the surveillance cameras along the way, so no one will know that I brought you to the rooftop or pushed you down.”