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Chapter 390 The Skeletons in the Lake
"I... I..." The maid could not speak for a moment. She pointed to the place and shivered. The rumors about the past came to her mind. It was a dangerous place in the Lord Protector's Manor. Some people were injured, some were so scared that they became sick, and some even died without leaving behind a corpse.
Usually, no one dared to come here. It was said that the master who used to live here died for no reason, so she was always haunting this place. She had been drifting about all the time, and now she was looking for a substitute!
"What are you talking about? Why don't you show us the way? I'll talk to the Marchioness later." The senior aunt said unhappily.
The crowd began to talk all at once. Being urged by so many people, the two maids had no choice, but to move forward. However, their faces were so pale, it was as if they were transparent. Their feet felt weak. The more they thought about it, the more afraid they became.
They
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