Chapter 9. Three Years Ago

Her eyes were fierce, and Emily Russel kicked the leg of Maddy's chair hard and found that she could cling to the table and did not fall as planned made her even more annoyed.

"Do you think you're still the noble lady? Scabies toad that demanded to eat swan meat."

"I am sheltered by Mr. Alex. Having power or not is not your turn to judge."

Maddy laughed loudly. "Three years passed, but your tone was also quite lordly, huh." She stretched out her slender hand and examined her sparkling stone fingernails. "Hearing your voice, you are wanting to cling to Alex. Did you completely forgot about Doctor John, right?"

"Mr. John? What do you know about him?" Maddy spring up.

"John Elliott came to beg me with the hope that I will help you escape from this house. He will have a way to get you out of this mansion." Emily Russel's dark makeup eyes narrowed dangerously. "And, I agreed."

"Why?" Maddy did not believe this false person.

"Because I don't want