Chapter 377

"How could this be..." Her mind went blank, and all that was left on her ashen face was sheer disbelief and terror. Her stiff neck slowly turned toward the butler and Dr. Palmer lying on the floor. They betrayed her... How could they? Why would they dare? But neither of them met her gaze. They didn’t have the guts to tell her — those knives had been resting on their necks the whole time. They were just trying to survive like anyone else. Michael stepped in to speak for them. “Ma’am, they’ve got families too. When it’s life or death, anyone would be scared. They're humans too—they want to live.” Olivia added, “The butler? We already had him in control two nights ago. Every time you called him since, every instruction you gave—we already knew. The boss knew everything.” She continued, "You picked a fight with me on purpose during the day, trying to provoke me so I’d storm off. Once I was out of the picture, it'd be the perfect chance for your people to snatch me.” “And once I didn’t come