Chapter 680. What Exactly Do You Want Us To See?

Just a moment ago Hector had been grumbling about Uzma shirking her duties. Now, hearing she was dead, he was utterly stunned.

“Master, Uzma is gone. The servants found her body in the pond. It was so bloated,” Devin said, his expression tinged with sorrow.

Hector collapsed into his seat, his face stricken with shock and confusion. “How could this be? What was that girl doing in the pond?”

Nicoletta feigned surprise. “How could she have fallen in?” She darted a quick glance at Fletcher, but he showed no guilt, only a stern frown. “We assumed she had asked for leave.”

“Exactly.”

“We believe she drowned by accident. I’ve already had her body pulled from the water. It will be brought here shortly,” Devin explained before hurrying out again.

The family began murmuring among themselves.

“How could Uzma have fallen into the pond?”

“The water there is deep. If you fall in, it’s hard to get out.”

“But why would Uzma go to the back garden