Chapter 820 Prince Woods Is Missing


    When the sun was about to rise, and the lights were at their darkest, the Cao mansion was suddenly


    plunged into chaos. The night had been quiet and serene just a few seconds ago, but the sound of


    quick footsteps and low whispers broke the peace.


    In front of the Magnificent Hall, some Cao n disciples who were on night patrol had found an almost


    unconscious figure tied up with rope. When they came close to investigate, they were shocked to see


    that it was the chief of the Xiao n, Raef.


    But this was not the only astonishing thing. There was a piece of paper on Raef, and written on it were


    the words that stunned all the Cao n members. It said, "Prince Woods is missing!"


    One of those disciples who were on duty immediately reported this to Luci. The moment she


    received the news, she rushed to the Magnificent Hall herself to find out what was happening.


    "Chief..." Once she got there, she only found the disciples who had found Raef, and they cried out her


    name at once.


    "Where is chief Raef?" Luci asked urgently, and her face was tight with worry.


    "We have taken him to the inside, chief!" one of them responded.


    Luci nodded at this and immediately proceeded to the hall where she found Raef on a chair. The


    disciples had untied him already and left him to rest, but he hadn''t regained consciousness yet.


    "Chief, here is the note that we found on chief Raef." At this time, a disciple handed over a piece of


    paper to his chief.


    Original content from N?velDrama.Org.


    Luci''s face darkened as she read the writing on the paper. She thought that it could be a trick, but


    she was also concerned about the one who had knocked Raef out. The fact that the person was able to


    knock him out and disappear without a trace showed that whoever he was must have been quite


    powerful. Besides, she wondered why the mysterious person did this to Raef instead of someone else.


    The words on the paper took her attention, and she couldn''t bear to neglect it, not if there was a


    possibility that it was true. She immediately motioned for one of the Cao n disciples toe closer


    and said, "You, go and find Master Lucas and take him to the Magnificent Hall. The rest of you, stay


    here and keep an eye on chief Raef. Make sure that the contents of this paper remain a secret. If


    anyone of you leaks one word from this paper, you''ll be sorry!"


    Hearing this, all the disciples present lowered their heads immediately. None of them dared even to


    take a breath for fear of making a sound.


    Once she had given out further instructions, Luci hurried out of the Magnificent Hall, and then she


    rushed to Woods'' ce to check if what the paper said was true. Of course, she hoped that this was


    only a trick, but if it was true, the Cao n would be in serious trouble, especially if it became public


    knowledge.


    If she was to keep this a secret so that it would not cause unnecessary chaos, she needed to practice


    utmost caution and discretion, thus she brought only two personal maidservants with her, as she


    traveled to the wing house where Woods rested.


    Once she arrived at the wing house, Luci found that there were only two maidservants outside the


    ce, waiting and guarding.


    Those two maidservants bowed respectfully as soon as they saw her.


    "Have you seen the prince sincest night? Did he go out?" she asked instantly.


    The two maidservants shook their heads at once.


    "Did you hear anything?" she continued.


    The two maidservants looked at each other, then again shook their heads.


    "What time did Miss Mary leave after she sent Prince Woods back?" Luci asked firmly.


    "Chief, since Miss Mary went into the roomst night, she hasn''te out yet," one of the


    maidservants responded.


    "So, it was a trick!" Luci eximed in relief. She thought that since Prince Woods stayed all night with


    Mary, if something happened to him, Mary would surely do something. She would not remain so quiet if


    something bad happened, so they must be all right.


    With this thought, Luci intended to turn and leave, as she didn''t want to disturb Woods. However,


    before she was able to take a step, she suddenly hesitated. She looked back at the two maidservants


    and asked again, "Did you two hear nothingst night? Nothing at all?"


    The two maidservants nodded.


    Luci suddenly felt that something was wrong. If Mary hadn''t left the roomst night, then she must


    have been ''busy'' with Prince Woods. It would have been impossible for the two of them to stay quiet,


    so there was something undoubtedly fishy.


    A determined expression shed across her face before she turned back and went to the front of the


    door. She coughed, then shouted, "Your Royal Highness, I''m sorry to disturb you so early in the


    morning, but there is something that I need to talk about with you. I hope that you can at least answer


    me if you are there, or you can simply ask Miss Mary toe out."


    As she spoke, Luci stayed alert for any noise, and when no one answered, she stuck her ear close to


    the door, so she could listen if there was any sound inside the room. But to her surprise, there was no


    sound at all.


    This time, unease started to crawl like ice inside her, but she still tried to stay calm. She repeated her


    calls a second time, but there was still no response inside the room.


    ''Could that paper be telling the truth?'' Luci instantly felt distressed, and so, she rushed inside,


    ignoring proper etiquette for the moment, then looked around the room.


    The only person inside was a woman, who wasfortably sleeping wrapped up in quilts on the bed,


    but Woods was nowhere to be found.


    "Miss Mary..." She hastily snatched the covers off and was astonished to find, not Mary, but Juey, who


    waspletely bare as the day she was born.


    Luci was confused. She put her palm close to Juey''s face and found that she was breathing


    smoothly. She suspected that Juey must have been drugged, for when she attempted to wake her up,


    she failed.


    She let out a deep sigh. She had just discovered that Woods was missing just as the paper said, and


    nobody saw Mary leave. And now, her sister Juey was lying instead on the bed, naked. What exactly


    happenedst night?


    She looked around for more clues, but there was no sign of any fight or struggle in the room. It was as


    if no one had ever been there. However, Prince Woods was missing, and he was most probably


    kidnapped.


    And there was another piece in the confusing puzzle: the person who left the paper and tied up Raef to


    draw the Cao n''s attention. If he was the one who kidnapped Prince Woods, then why would he


    leave the paper? If it wasn''t him, what was his part in all these? Did he deliberately provoke the Cao


    n? Or worse, could this be a conspiracy by the Qi n? But then, the Qi n wouldn''t do such a


    preposterous move as kidnapping Prince Woods, even if they wanted to overthrow the Cao n. They


    wouldn''t do such a stupid thing, because it would only bring them trouble.


    If it weren''t the Qi n, who else would target the Cao n? Her uncle Tod and uncle Freddy didn''t


    have any reason to do so. If something happened to Woods, the whole Cao n would be in big


    trouble, and her two uncles wouldn''t benefit from it at all.


    The more she thought about it, the more confused she became. She felt an oing headache from


    all the stress. In fact, she may not have realized she had fallen into a trap that someone had set for her.