Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 2125

But now, Shannon said, "It seems I can no longer stay uninvolved."

Based on the presence she'd sensed earlier, there was a "mastermind" hiding behind Grace.

…

That night, the wind howled.

Not wanting to return to the room where Grace resided, Serena paid some money to temporarily switch quarters with another handmaiden.

She'd thought this change would finally allow her to sleep peacefully.

Indeed, her mind was exhausted after two days and nights of nerves stretched taut. As soon as her head hit the pillow, she drifted into slumber.

But not long after falling asleep, she heard someone calling her name somewhere between dreams and wakefulness. "Serena… Serena…"

The voice was flat and emotionless as it repeated her name over and over.

Serena struggled awake from her dream, only to see her roommates sleeping soundly. No one was calling her name.

She assumed it was just a dream, yet just as she closed her eyes again, the familiar voice returned, this time clearer. It was coming from outside the door.

Her heart thundered in her chest as she stared into the darkness, looking toward the door where the sound was. Through the faint moonlight from outside, she saw a figure just beyond the door.

The figure stood there, repeating her name again and again.

The moment she realized who it was, Serena lost control and screamed. It was such a sharp, blood-curdling cry that it instantly awakened her two roommates and several handmaidens in the nearby quarters.

Faced with their questioning stares, Serena could hardly remain calm. She kept pointing toward the door and shouted, "It's her! She came for me! She's right outside!"

The two roommates weren't particularly close to Serena. But when they thought about her position as the lady-in-waiting of the future queen, they swallowed their annoyance, wrapped themselves in covers, and got up to open the door.

So, after just one night, Serena was forcibly sent back to her original quarters.

She tried to resist, but no one was willing to take her in. The handmaiden's quarters were locked at night, and she had nowhere to go.

Rather than staying outside to freeze to death, she had no choice but to swallow her fear and return.

Skye had been watching Serena's breakdowns these past days and began to faintly sense the truth, but she dared not ask aloud.

After coaxing Serena to bed, Skye left her to rest and chose not to interfere further.

Serena had nowhere else to go. All she could do was curl up under her covers and pray that this night would pass in peace.

But tonight, things went wrong.