Chapter 4Murdered by Mom and the Fake Heiress

“Tsk, struck out, didn’t you, princess?”

I’d just reached the bathroom door when an unfamiliar voice popped up behind me.

I turned around. It was a boy, looked about my age.

He was good-looking, dressed well, leaning casually against the wall, watching me.

“Who are you?”

I looked up at him.

The boy walked right up to me, leaning in close.

“What, you seriously don’t recognize me?”

I shook my head. I honestly couldn’t recall ever seeing him before.

He let out a few disdainful snorts, then pinched his nose and backed away a few steps.

“I’m Brooke’s boyfriend. You better be nice to me, or your life here won’t be easy.”

“Oh…” I nodded.

“You stink. Go get cleaned up, now.”

The boy seemed seriously annoyed and walked off quickly.

This house… there was something really strange, almost suffocating, about it.

“Oh— I’m so sorry, Miss Ava! I should have shown you the way. You just got here, you don’t know where anything is yet.”

A voice, getting closer, broke my thoughts.

A young woman hurried over, clearly one of the household staff.

“That guy—”

I pointed in the direction the boy had gone.

“Oh, oh, you must mean Miss Brooke’s boyfriend? His name is Liam. Mrs. Ashton and Miss Brooke both adore him.”

The maid hesitated, then added in a lower voice,

“You should probably keep your distance from him. Last time, two girls who tend the garden just chatted with him for a minute, and Miss Brooke threw a fit and had them fired. Besides, his personality is… weird. Kind of unpredictable, moody.”

I nodded. “Got it. Thanks for the heads-up.”