Chapter 396 How Dare You Steal My Toy (1/2)

Beryl was surrounded by endless darkness, the room was a frightening pit of shadows.

Beryl could feel the dead rabbit's eyes stare at her from the wall...

”Ah!” Beryl screamed in fear. Beryl could not tolerate the scary room any longer, she ran to the door, but found it locked. Her bare feet padded to the center of the room where she shrank into a bundle of misery.

It was pouring outside with lightning flashing, and thunder roaring through the volatile night.

White lightning streaked through the angry sky, lighting up the dark room. Beryl's face turned a pallid color as fear lodged in her heart. Despair triumphed over hope in her fragile mind.

”Mommy, Daddy... Save me please...

Mommy, I miss you so much. I will be a good girl from now on, please just come and take me home...

Mommy, I'm so scared! I'm really scared...” Beryl cried out desperately.

”Don't cry, please, little miss Beryl.” Came a woman's voice, calm and tender. In the dark, someone lit a candle. The room was suddenly flooded with a warm glow and a fierce flame flickered in the windy night.

Beryl wiped her tears and blinked at the surreal light with swollen eyes. She moved towards it, reaching out, like it was her last hope.

”Sister...” She called out.

Beryl knew this woman who had, if only momentarily, banished the darkness. She always carried scars, old and new, but she never mistreated Beryl. She was different from other maids in the villa.

The maid squatted down, set the candle in front of Beryl and said, ”Don't be afraid. You are a strong-minded girl, aren't you?”

”Sister...” Beryl called her again. Beryl's face was soaked with tears and she reached out to touch the flame, this was the first time she felt warm since she was taken. She really wanted to hold the warmth tightly in her hand, she needed to pull it into her very soul.

However, the maid moved the candle out of her reach and said gently, ”You will get burnt.”