Chapter 1142 The One Who Used To Live Here


    Crystal''s POV:


    I gave serious consideration to the idea that Ad might have orchestrated this whole thing, but in the end I decided against epting it.


    Ad had just turn 18, and this was her first ime entering the pce. Her actions up to this point suggested she was still a young girl with not much


    life experience.


    If she was truly that cunning, she would have fabricated a perfectly usible story in front of Rufus and Laura, and she wouldn''t have made things


    less favorable for herself on numerous asions.


    Evidently, shecked the mental capacity to conceive of or carry out such a n.


    In addition, Rufus was the one who arranged for my amodation. There was a lot of uncertainty involved. Ad might know the secret passage to


    a particr , but she couldn''t possibly know all the secret passages in the imperial pce.


    Rufus was unaware of the secret passage to my bedroom, let alone Ad.


    Who else could have constructed the secret passage in the imperial pce and keep it hidden from Rufus?Property belongs to N?vel(D)r/ama.Org.


    My mind kept wandering back to the past. It would seem that only Ethan, if he were still alive, could construct a hidden passageway without Rufus


    discovering it


    I tossed and turned in bed and couldn''t fall asleep.


    I had to know what happened to my son.


    So I got out of bed and lifted the bed board again, entering the secret passage.


    If I could find some clues, it would be of great help to find my son


    I turned on the shlight and studied the wall of the hidden passage.


    The marks on the walls confirmed that this passageway had been constructed over a considerable period of time. On both sides, several wallnterns


    had been put at one point, but they had rusted with time. The wallmps hadn''t also been lit up immediately when people got in.


    Locking at these old traces, I spected that this secret passage existed even before Rufus reached adulthood.


    Somehow, I thought of Richard again.


    At that time, Ethan had always treated Richard as his sessor. Would Ethan tell Richard about this?


    But even if-Ethan had told Richard -.


    the existence of this secret passage,


    Richard would never return to cause


    all of this havoc now that he. had


    been banished.


    scratched my head and felt very


    regretful. Time and again, the clue”


    was interrupted just as it was about


    to. reveal something important.


    I was mentally exhausted by despair and anxiety from excessive worrying about my son.


    I squatted on the ground dejectedly, grabbed my hair, and forced myself to think about the whole situation at hand.


    Who could it be? Who would think that my son had offended their interests? Who could make such a meticulous n?


    I pounded the floor angrily, feeling hopeless and anxious.


    Then, I slowly sank to the floor, leaned against the wall, closed my eyes, and kept thinking. Suddenly,


    an idea urred to me.


    Perhaps the ringleader once lived in this area of the pce and stumbled upon this hidden passage!


    Thinking of this, I immediately took out my phone, quickly edited the message, and sent it to Rufus.


    Seeing the notification of a sessful message sent on the screen, I felt relieved


    But I immediately regretted it. It was already four o''clock in the morning. Rufus might have already fallen asleep.


    It would be inappropriate toask


    Rufus to verify documents regarding


    theyout and owners of the =


    pces at this hour. Content


    Belongs to  =


    Before I could think about it more, my phone buzzed.


    I felt surprised and lowered my head. It was a reply from Rufus.