Stay Around You Now And Forever

Chapter 368 What Secrets Were Hidden at the Bottom of the Lake

Emily squatted on the ground. She remembered clearly that the accident had occurred here.

At that time, Matriarch’s wheelchair suddenly slid towards the lake.

So what was hidden here?

Just as Emily was about to take a step forward, her shoes were suddenly pulled off by something.

But when she turned around, she couldn’t see anything.

Her shoes were pulled again. It was clear that a force was pulling at her shoes.

Emily was shocked. She looked down and saw a few ornaments of black stones on the hem of her shoes.

How could they be pulled by an invisible force?

No, they seemed to be entangled by a wire.

Emily squatted down again and gently untied the wire.

It was almost transparent. If one didn’t look at it carefully, he wouldn’t be able to see it at all.

“Milady?” A maid called gently in front.

Emily looked up and found that it was one of the maids who had served for the matriarch of the Jackson family.

However, there were too many servants in the Jackson’s, and they were often transferred among various courtyards.

She had served for the matriarch for a short while before being transferred away.

Therefore, Emily didn’t have a deep impression of her.

“I am no longer the lady of the Jackson family. You shouldn’t call me by that later,” Emily said indifferently.

The maid was dumbfound for a second. Then, she apologized in a hurry, “Sorry, M... Miss Emily, I didn’t meant it!”

“Don’t worry. It’s okay. Do I look terrifying?” Emily smiled.

Seeing her nice smile, the little maid finally calmed down.

“Miss Emily, what are you doing?” She walked over.

“My shoes got stuck.” Emily was still working on the wire.

The maid smiled when she saw what was on her shoes.

“You’ve been entangled by the water plant. It has dried up.”

She squatted down and helped Emily get rid of the plant.

“They used to grow in the lake. But after the land reclamation from the lake, it’s rare to see them.”

“Water plant?” Emily frowned and a thought flashed through her mind.

She grabbed the maid’s hand and said anxiously, “Do you mean that the lake was full of this kind of water plants? Transparent water plants?”

“They’re not transparent, but if there’s sunlight and water, they look transparent.”

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She picked up the dried plant and handed it to Emily.

“When they wither and dry up, they will have color. Then, we can see them easily.”

Emily got the plant and pulled it. She didn’t expect that it was hard to break it even if it was thin.

“Are you saying that if it’s wet, you won’t be able to see it?”

Emily became a little breathless. Back then, Matriarch’s wheelchair slid into the lake. It was clearly a slide, not a roll!

The wheels didn’t roll at all!

Slide … If it was a slide, shouldn’t it be pulled by an external force?

However, she didn’t see anything at that time, so she didn’t think that Matriarch’s wheelchair was dragged into the bottom of the lake.

It was all because she didn’t see it.

But what if the rope was transparent?

“Miss Emily, what are you thinking?”

As Emily’s expression became more and more serious, the little maid was getting uneasy.

“Miss Emily, did I say something wrong?”

“Is there a lot of such water plants at the bottom of the lake?” Emily clenched her wrist tightly.

Although the maid was anxious, she still nodded. “Yes … there are quite a few. They grow fast, and they are cleaned up once a year.”

She had also cleaned up the water plants, so she knew it very well.

However, they needn’t be cleaned up anymore due to the land reclamation, she was transferred away from here.

Emily’s expression seemed to more serious. The little maid felt that she had said something wrong and did not dare to speak again.

“I... Miss Emily, I have something urgent. I... I’ll …”

“You’ve been here as a maid before?” Emily grabbed her.

The maid was startled by her. “I, I am …”

“Tell me, did Patriarch send anyone to investigate what happened in the lake after Matriarch’s accident?”

“This …”

“Where’s Matriarch’s wheelchair? Has it been found?” Emily grabbed her tightly.

The maid’s arm hurt, but she shook her head after thinking for a while. “I don’t know. I was transferred to other places after the land reclamation.”

“Miss Emily, I really have something urgent. I have to go!”

The more the maid thought about it, the more she felt it strange.

Matriarch’s death was announced as an accident.

However, it’s said that Emily was the only one who witnessed the accident.

Now, everyone thought that it had passed, but Emily still kept mentioning it.

The maids all regretted greeting her and found an excuse to leave.

Emily was left alone, looking at the newly-planted flowers and trees in front of her. She felt more disappointed.

She squatted down and followed the dried plants.

She found the meadow where the water plants had grown.

The meadow was newly planted. Probably some of the water plants were turned over when the land was reclaimed.

But now, they had already withered and dried up.

If Matriarch’s wheelchair had been wrapped with this kind of water plants…

According the maid, they were transparent when they were wet in the sun. Therefore, she couldn’t see them clearly in a hurry.

In that case, the reason why Matriarch’s wheelchair slid into the lake properly could be found!

But why did Patriarch ask someone fill up the lake without checking?

Why … She suddenly feel a chill in her heart.

What secrets were hidden at the bottom of the lake?

As she touched the meadow, Emily’s fingers continued to tremble.

“What are you doing now?” Suddenly, a voice filled with majesty sounded not far away.

Emily was shocked. Turning around, she saw three figures walking towards her.

“Who let you in?” The Mu Clan’s Old Master quickly walked up to her and his expression darkened.

The butler followed behind him and immediately explained, “It was Young Master Finley who brought her back.”

The butler was not only the housekeeper of the main house, he also supervised all matters of the Jackson family.

He had intended to report it to Patriarch, but he was not here in the past two days. He only came back this morning, so that the butler had not had time to report it.

“Why did Hunter bring her back?” Patriarch looked at Emily with an unfriendly looking.

Emily stood up and looked at him indifferently.

Since he did not like her, she did not need to curry favor with him.

She was never that kind of people.

“It ... ” The butler didn’t know why Young Master Hunter brought Emily back.

Moreover, he couldn’t stick his nose into other people’s business, either.

Patriarch said angrily, “Kick her out!”