Faint echoes of clinking iron chains reached their ears.
He turned to Lucinda, who met his gaze with equal seriousness.
A foreboding sensation crept over them.
Just as he reached for the door, the butler intervened.
This is Mrs. Shaws bedroom. Shes asleep at this hour. Disturbing her would not bode well. We cannot enter her room!
The butlers insistence only heightened their suspicions that there was indeed a secret in that room.
As a child, I often played in this house. Mrs. Shaw held a special fondness for me, and I believe shed understand my desire to get back my favorite earrings.
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Sonny circled around the butler, intent on opening the door, but was met with more resistance.
No, you cant enter this room! Mekhi would be furious if he found out! Please, step back!
The butler gripped the doorframe to stop Sonny from opening it. He was so agitated that he was short of breath.
Perhaps because of their arguments, the metallic sound of the iron chains scraping against the floor echoed from inside the room again.
They remained locked in a standoff as time slipped away.
Seeing that time was not on their side, Sonny apologized, Sir, Im sorry, but I have to do this!
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He forcefully pushed the butler aside. The butler stumbled a few steps backwards and was saved from falling by the soldiers.
Suddenly, a mans voice thundered from the staircase just as Sonny grasped the doorknob.
Stop!
The voice was
Sonny and Lucinda turned to look at the gate and saw Mekhi sprinting upstairs.
His face was flushed with anger, and a group of bodyguards trailed behind him, holding lamps.
Lucindas expression darkened as she clenched her fists. It would be harder for her to find Noelle now that Mekhi had returned to this house.
Her carefully laid plans now seemed on the verge of becoming futile.
In a hushed tone, she issued a determined command, Dont mind him.
Just open the door.
Just as Sonny was about to turn the doorknob, Mekhi locked and loaded his gun.