Piqued inexplicably.

After the call, Xavier called his men and warned them to be on high alert and that nothing should happen to her. He warned them to keep an eye on the maids as well.

"Ok, sir," they replied, and the next second, Xavier hung up without saying anything else.

After the call was disconnected, the guards went inside to check on everything. They did not notice anything unusual, but after Xavier made a special call and informed them about it, they came to the conclusion that one of them should remain inside the mansion and watch over the servants, in addition to ensuring Julia's safety.

One of them remained behind while the others left after ensuring that everything was in order at the location.

Julia went inside and started cutting the apple as she felt like eating it, and without anything else, she swallowed the whole apple within just a couple of minutes.

She sat back and closed her eyes. She didn’t even know when tears welled up in her eyes until her cheeks got wet. She did not feel the n