Chapter 16

The decor in the bedroom is just as demure and simplistic as the rest of the house. There’s a large bed right at the center of the room with a dark wooden headboard behind it.

There’s a nightstand on either side of the bed.

Another thing that captures my attention is how the whole room smells of patchouli. It makes me wonder if this is Phillippa’s perfume or whether it’s a room mist or something. It’s very distinct.

Reminding myself to act quickly, I open my bag and fish the panties out. I stare at them and look around the room as I try to figure out where best to put it. I don’t see anything out of line. The room is cleaned well. Everything seems fine. So, it can’t be in an obvious place that will lead to it being cleaned up by a maid or something.

I look around the room for a good place. The only thing that assures me that this is their bedroom is a picture frame on top of a heavy looking dresser. It’s of Phillippa and Evan. He looks older, just like in the pictures, and there’s