Chapter 24

It had only been a little over a month since Jessie last came home, yet she immediately noticed many unfamiliar housekeepers in the house. "Who are you? No outsiders are allowed inside without Ms. Anna's order." A housekeeper blocked Jessie at the doorway. Jessie grew increasingly certain that something was very wrong with the Hickman family. "I'm the eldest daughter of the Hickman family. Do I really need a few housekeepers' permission to enter my own house? Get out of my way!" However, the housekeeper didn't budge an inch. Instead, several black-suited bodyguards stepped out from behind her. "Ms. Anna said no one is allowed in." Alisha tugged at Jessie's arm and lowered her voice. "Jessie, something feels off in this house. I already texted Zane when we arrived. Maybe we should wait for him to get here." The more these people tried to stop her, the stronger Jessie's sense of unease grew. "Jessie, save me!" Liliana's desperate words kept echoing in her mind. At the time of t