Chapter Twenty-Two

I was extra cheery for the rest of the week as I started making plans towards leaving this place once and for all.

Luca hadn't called again since the day he said he was going to, and I didn't call either. I mean, I had no reason to.

I considered calling Gabriel, but I quickly brushed the thought off. If there were two people I believed knew the ins and outs of this mansion, it was Maria and Gabriel.

But calling Gabriel was out of it. He may no longer be working for Luca, but I didn't think his loyalty would have suddenly shifted to me.

Since there was no one to help me with my escape plans, I knew I was on my own. But at least now I had a loaded gun with me. The presence of the gun seemed to be weighing down my vanity mirror.

I had put it in the bottom drawer and locked it so Maria couldn't stumble upon it when cleaning.

“Maria, how long have you been working here?” I asked her randomly when I was in the living room. I was eating fruits from the bowl on the stool beside me.

“I’ve w