Chapter 440: [Bonus - ] 8.40 Breaking The Rules
He did not know whether doing this would have any repercussions. But then he recalled that Baines had stressed to them — "Whatever you hear or see in this house stays here forever. Remember, we will be watching you." Well, that’s for certain now. By carrying out something like this, he had successfully broken one of the house rules and also the most important one.
Well, he would cross the bridge when he got to it. The simulator should have known better than throwing Lu Yizhou, this one hell of a risk taker, into this kind of world. Seriously, had they not learned from prior experience?
If it could bring him one step closer to the goal, he wouldn’t care what kind of rule he would be breaking. The consequences be damned.
The two women only hesitated for a split second, their faces contorted as if fighting against something within, but under Lu Yizhou’s unrelenting stare, their faces gradually turned serene and words spilled out of their mouth, just like every other person who was affected by ’Devil’s Whisper’ before.
"We were excited because we have finally been granted to see Madam in person. Together with Baines, we went to the third floor. The master bedroom was very dark and also very cold. There were no candles around so we almost tripped on our feet..."
Lu Yizhou cut them off impatiently. "How was Luca Knox? Was there anything out of normal?"
"No..." A tinge of confusion appeared in their dazed eyes. "Master Luca was reclining on the divan as he welcomed us. He had shed his formal attire and was only wearing a sleeping robe. As for anything out of normal... he sounded a little– yes, a little hoarse."
"Anything else?"
*It’s too dark... we couldn’t really notice anything other than that."
Lu Yizhou resisted a sigh. "Let’s move on. Did you see the Madam? Describe how she is to me."
"There’s a partition curtain to separate us from the Madam. She was really sweet, asking about our well being and whether we were comfortable living in the house or not. She also apologized that she couldn’t welcome us in person."