When Avril saw that there was no response from the people behind her, she turned around and looked at the picture. “What’s going on?” she asked in horror. “The pirate was not smiling just now, why is he smiling now?”
“This is a double-sided picture. Depending on the position you’re at and the angle of view, different pictures could be seen,” Natalie Wheeler explained.
“Oh, I see. Jasper, I’m a little scared. Could you please take my hand?” Avril said to Jasper.
Natalie chuckled.
Jasper Milton pinched her waist and loosened his hand.
Hearing Natalie’s laughter, Avril asked, “What are you laughing at?”
“Your mother is very cute,” Natalie said meaningfully.
“Are you sure? It’s a shame that she does not have a companion even though she is so lovable. Let’s keep going then,” Avril said.
All of a sudden, something fell from above and Avril screamed.
Natalie was caught off guard. She was also scared and she took a step backward.
Avril shone the oil lamp towards the ground, but there was nothing. She asked Jasper in horror, “Jasper, did you see anything? I’m afraid.”
Jasper took over the oil lamp in her hand and said to her in a low voice, “You are a little timid and get frightened easily. I’ll have a look here by myself. If you are scared, you can wait outside.”
Avril didn’t know what to say.
She came here often, so how could she be afraid? Initially, she wanted Jasper to protect her, but it didn’t seem as though he cared about her at all.
“Are you afraid?” Avril asked Natalie.
“Why don’t we turn on the lights? It’ll better to have this place a little brighter, so that we can see more clearly,” Natalie suggested.
She was not afraid at all. The most horrible thing in the world was not these souls, but people’s hearts.
“We don’t have any lights here. It’s better if you don’t use a flashlight, lest you see something you don’t expect. It’s true,” Avril said in a strange tone.
“So, do you want us to take a look or not?” Jasper asked coldly.
“Do you guys want to see it? If you guys want to see it, I’ll take you in. If you guys don’t want to see it, I’ll take you out,” Avril said.
“Let’s go out then,” Jasper said in a low voice and he walked in front of them.
Avril held Jasper’s arm.
Natalie stood behind them and went downstairs.
Jasper pulled the door but he couldn’t open it. He frowned and looked at Avril, “How do I open the door?”
“Just pull it,” Avril pulled the door and couldn’t open it as well.
She pulled the door with both hands, but she still couldn’t open it.
She knocked on the door irritably, “Is there anyone outside? Slaid, open the door.”
Slaid was the driver who drove them here, and no one answered them.
Avril frowned and she kicked the door hard, “Open the door, idiot.”
There was still no response.
She picked up the phone and was about to make a call, but there was no signal on the phone.
She looked at Jasper in surprise and asked, “Jasper, is there any signal on your cell phone?”
Jasper took out his mobile phone.
Avril stretched her neck out to take a look.
There was no signal on Jasper’s mobile phone as well.
She was surprised, “How could this be? There’s always a signal here. D*mn!”
“Is it fun? If you want to play, just go on. I’ll have a rest first,” Jasper placed the oil lamp on the tea table and sat down on the sofa.
“I’m not playing. I really didn’t ask anyone to lock the door. I’m not lying!” Avril said anxiously.
Jasper ignored her.
Avril knocked on the door again, “Slaid, open the door. If you don’t open it, I’ll fire you, Slaid!”
There was still no sound outside.
Natalie held Avril’s hand, and her palm was drenched with cold sweat because of fear.
Natalie frowned and she looked at Jasper, saying, “Mr. Milton, Avril isn’t lying. She didn’t lock the door.”
“Come here and sit down first. Since she didn’t lock it, no one will listen to her order to open the door,” Jasper said in a low voice.
Natalie took Avril’s hand and sat down in front of Jasper.
“What’s going on? People in the manor know that I’m timid and dare not lock the door. I’m really scared,” Avril looked at Jasper in horror.
“It would take at most half a day till your mother notices that you’re gone and sends someone over. If you are afraid, you can just sit here and not go anywhere,” Jasper said in a low voice.
“Where are you going?” Avril sat down beside Jasper.
Jasper did not speak and he glanced at Natalie.
Natalie lowered her head. She was not a troublemaker. Since it was not Avril’s intention, she was also worried that there would be other dangers. It would be safer if everyone sat together.
Aneira would definitely come over to look for them at night.
No one said a word, and Avril leaned even closer against Jasper.
Jasper frowned and stood up.
“Where are you going?” Avril asked worriedly.
“There should be a bathroom here, right?” Jasper asked.
“Yes, I’ll take you there,” Avril got up and walked towards the bathroom.
Jasper went into the bathroom and saw that she was not leaving yet. He frowned and reached out to close the door.
Avril pushed the door open and said worriedly, “Don’t lock the door, I’m scared.”
“I am a man. I’m sorry,” Jasper closed the door forcefully.
After washing his hands, he came out from the bathroom, but he did not see Avril. He walked to the sofa and Natalie turned on the flashlight on her mobile phone.
“Where is she?” Natalie asked.
“Didn’t she come back?” Jasper asked suspiciously.
Natalie shook her head, “She keeps saying that she was afraid and she was clinging onto you the whole time. You’re back, and she hasn’t come back yet. Do you think something happened to her? Avril!”
Natalie shouted.
No one answered her. The chilly wind in the castle was like the devil’s laughter.
“Avril!” Natalie shouted again, but no one answered her.
She was worried. She looked at Jasper and said, “Let’s search around. I feel like something is off.”
“Why do I still think that it’s a prank? It was her who led us to watch the pirate painting on purpose, and it was she who made a fuss on purpose,” Jasper said in a low voice.
“She may have done it on purpose at first, but after the door was locked, I don’t think she was doing it deliberately anymore. When I held her hand, her palm was covered with cold sweat. It was excreted because of fear, she couldn’t fake that,” Natalie said in a low voice. She stood up and walked toward the bathroom, shouting, “Avril!”
Jasper followed Natalie. She turned the flashlight of her mobile phone to the bottom of the stairs, “That door was closed when we came in. Now, it’s open.”
Natalie walked toward the door immediately.
Jasper held her hand and said, “Stand behind me.”
Natalie thought for a moment and stood behind Jasper.
Jasper walked toward the door and glanced around with the flashlight.
There were several dark-colored paintings, a fireplace, a table, four wooden chairs and a rocking chair inside.
The chair was still rocking.
“There was someone in this room just now,” Natalie said.
“There are two possibilities. First, it’s a prank. Second, Avril has been drugged.” Jasper made a judgment.
“If it was a prank, Avril would have screamed like before no matter if she was taken away or if she had left on her own. But she didn’t. So, she was unconscious,” Natalie finished his sentence.