Chapter 842 Being Tricked
Maya''s POV:
I had been keeping an eye on the imperial pce ever since hearing the news from Sylvia.
Thankfully, nothing happened the following day. Then Harry, who was gone for two days, suddenly
turned up near the pce again. He looked ghastly pale and haggard. Rumors in the pce had
that Sylvia would use Joanna as a scapegoat.
This would ultimately put Harry and Sylvia''s friendship at stake.
I told the guards to keep an eye on Harry and not let him in.
Meanwhile, Sylvia spent the entire day in her room. Even though she wasn''t particrly hungry, she
gobbled up a bunch of chicken wings. She ate them while watching a movie and soon the bones
had already filled a small bucket. Compared with yesterday''s restlessness, Sylvia was in better
spirits today.
Rufus must haveforted herst night.
After I had finished my work at the pce, I went for a walk to clear my head and settle my
stomach. Like always, I took the path from the secret prison to exit the pce.
This path was very remote, and behind it was a forest. Unless some prisoners were being secretly
escorted to somewhere else, rtively few people would normally pass by.
I checked the time and learned that it was nine o''clock in the evening. It was time for Sylvia to drink
her milk. So I hastily returned to the pce and brought a ss of milk to her room.
Sylvia was lying in a rocking chair, taking a nap. She was wearing a loose-fitting white nightgown
that entuated her pregnant belly, and her longhair cascaded down over her shoulders. Her
stunning features seemed at ease.
I walked over quietly, set the milk down, and said softly, "Miss Todd, if you are tired, why don''t you
sleep on your bed?"
Sylvia slowly opened her eyes and yawned. "Okay. Put the milk here and I''ll drinkter. Rufus will
not be home until veryte tonight. He has something important to deal with. You don''t have to wait
up. Go and have a rest."
"Yes, Miss Todd," I replied respectfully and then left.
I hurried back to my room and changed into light andfortable clothes that were convenient for
walking. After hearing Sylvia said that Rufus had something important to deal with tonight, I figured
he would usher the two fugitives out of the pce.
Without any dy, I went back to the same path quietly and discovered two prisoners being held in
the car outside the secret prison''s entrance by Rufus'' private guards. The heads of the two
prisoners were covered in hoods and their hands were tied behind their backs.
I sneaked around and followed them. This group of private soldiers managed to sneak the
detainees out of the pce through a hidden rear entrance.
Soon they arrived at a very remote ce. Both prisoners'' mouths were gaged, and they whimpered
in terror.
I took cover under arge tree nearby, waiting for my chance to strike.
The two prisoners struggled frantically, as if they knew their death was approaching.
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"Behave yourself! I can give you a quick death if you stop struggling." One of Rufus'' men pulled out
a sharp dagger and waved it around their necks, seeming to try finding the ideal angle to finish them
without getting blood from sshing all over his body.
The two prisoners were pinned on the ground by force, their fear rendered them silent.
When the man was about to kill the prisoners, I quickly rushed out and sprinkled knockout drops on
him and hisrades.
Before they could do anything, they copsed to the ground.
After that, I said to the two hooded prisoners who were trembling on the ground, "Your lives are now
mine. So you have to do as I tell you."
As I spoke, I went to pull off the hood on one of them. As soon as I removed it, Sylvia''s face peered
out at me.
I was stunned when another hooded person beside me suddenly sprang up and pressed me to the
ground. It was Rufus!