Chapter 513

The four little ones sensed something was off the moment they reached the living room entrance. Though the room was eerily quiet just like any ordinary evening—the suffocating tension in the air was unmistakable. Bryan clutched Harold's arm nervously, her voice barely above a whisper. "Harold, do you think the tyrant's already home?" Mina swallowed hard, her fingers unconsciously tightening around Jane's tiny hand. "He... he can't be, right? If Big Brother were back, he would've dragged us home ages ago!" Jane took a deep breath, puffing out her chest with false bravado. "Don't worry! If Big Brother's mad, just tell him it was my idea to go to Brother Frederick's place. Say you only went there to find me!" But as she spoke, she noticed her sisters and Harold staring past her with wide, horrified eyes. The moment she turned, her small frame was swallowed by a towering shadow. Tilting her head up, Jane met John's impassively handsome face and immediately flashed him a sunbeam-bright grin