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At eight in the evening, Annan returned home.
She stepped into the living room and found it empty. No lights were on. Only a few mechanical spiders assigned to cleaning scuttled across the floor. At the sound of her footsteps, they immediately retreated to their nests to recharge.
She called, "Pankey?"
No response came.
Pankey had taken care of her since the day she was born. Beneath that eternally youthful, almost fragile face that made others jealous, he fulfilled every duty of a butler flawlessly. He never neglected a single responsibility.
She had instructed him to stay home and watch over the new staff. So why was he gone?
A faint unease stirred in Annan's chest. Could the new staff have somehow found a way to nullify the contract? Did they secretly free themselves from its control and catch Pankey off guard?
She slipped off her boots and stepped onto the wooden floor in her stockings. She had a Miracle condensed in her hand as she searched the house for clues.
Soon, she noticed a faint light spilling from the curiosity room.
As she approached, voices drifted through the door.
"I'm almost done!" Ashe said.
"I'm almost done with mine too," Iger replied, his voice brimming with excitement.
"Me too…" Harvey added. Even his usual corpse-like tone carried...
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