Chapter 34 A Dominant Man

The deafening noise suddenly stopped.

The servants, curious but afraid, peered out from their hiding spots. Grace shouted from behind, "What are you doing? Hurry up and get back to work!"

The staff, not daring to say a word, quickly resumed their tasks.

Chloe was surprised by the sudden silence. Grateful for the peace, she sighed and went to sleep.

Since that day, the house had become eerily quiet. Even the air seemed to grow thin and cold. Lionel no longer brought up the incident with Cynthia in which she threw a drink at him. He continued his routine of working from seven in the morning until seven in the evening, while Chloe kept up with her piano teaching.

With Blues still closed, Chloe came home before six every day. It seemed like she and Lionel had returned to their initial state, with no interactions between them in either time or space.

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One afternoon, while Chloe was teaching one of her students, Lisa Latham, Lisa suddenly came down with a high fever.

Chloe had never met