Chapter 33

Scarlett didn't want to know any of this. Right now, she deeply regretted asking that extra question earlier. She should've known. If a place didn't even show up on a map, it had to be hiding some major secret. And now she knew everything. They wouldn't kill her to keep it quiet, would they? After Edmund finished his explanation, he rolled the map back up neatly. "Ms. Quinn, please don't worry," Edmund said with a reassuring smile. "Since you're staying here, we'll treat you as one of our own. As long as you harbor no thoughts of betraying Mr. Stroud, you'll be considered a partial master of this estate." "Why did that sound so ominous?" Scarlett thought. Percy gaped. "Wait, what? She's just my classmate! How can she suddenly be a partial master here?" Still smiling, Edmund replied, "Mr. Percy, I believe Mr. Stroud knows exactly what he's doing." "But even if he's right about her tutoring me, that doesn't mean she should become a partial owner of this place!" Percy exclaimed,