CH.134

It was clear to all that the missing maid, Sophia, was working for their enemies.

The whispers and murmurs rippling through the assembled staff confirmed as much.

Knox had an inkling that that Sophia wasn't the only traitor lurking within the vast network of household employees.

He swept his gaze through the crowd one more and landed briefly on a particular maid standing stiffly at the far back of the assembly.

She was a striking woman, tall and slender with the kind of sharp, haughty beauty that often masked a cunning mind.

Her chin was perpetually tilted upwards as if looking down her nose at everyone around her. Arrogance was written all over her demeanour.

Knox gave the maid only a second glance before an unseen power lashed out with rapid, vicious force without uttering a word or even moving his hand.

The insolent maid let out a shriek of pure surprise and horror when the invisible energy slammed into her, flinging her forward like a rag doll tossed by a bored child.