Chapter 1130

The maid had already made the call and was coming back upstairs from the living room. When she reached the stairs, she was startled to see Sophie. "Watch out, ma'am!" she shouted, worried that Sophie might fall. Sophie, however, didn't seem to care. She just stood there at the top of the stairs, looking down at the maid. "Did Jacob say what time he'll be home?" "I managed to call him," the maid replied. "He said he won't be home until after 10." Sophie took a step back when she heard that. "H-He's only coming home that late?" she stammered, surprised. "Mm-hmm," the maid nodded. "He usually comes home that late." Sophie stood still, not saying anything. At that moment, another flash of lightning lit up the sky. She looked up, and the light from the storm made her face look pale and ghostly. * Jacob finally came home at 11 PM, and Sophie had been waiting for him the whole time. She had just gotten out of bed when she heard some noise from downstairs, but she paused when she he