Chapter 277

One second he was gentle, the next second as cold as ice—yeah, that was something to behold. Looked like Julian was really pushed to the edge this time. The more Tom thought about what he was about to say, the more his palms sweated. His heart was thumping like crazy. Julian had never liked having too many staff around where he stayed. Normally, the maids would know to keep their distance and stay in the servants' quarters when not working. That's why the hallway was so dead quiet—like a ghost town. Tom followed behind Julian for quite a while before deciding they were far enough from the room. He braced himself and finally spoke up. "Boss… after we left, Vera tried to storm upstairs to 'check things out,' but our guys stopped her just in time. And about the maid we caught—she's confessed everything. She's not one of ours. She sneaked in, working for Vera. She was the one who drugged the food and locked the room..." Of course Vera must've paid top dollar to plant someone like that insi