Chapter 476 The Treasure Guarded by the Dragon (1/2)

The next day, Jack brought various kinds of rare flower seedlings for Emily so that she could plant them to kill time. Unfortunately, Jack had business to take care of so he wasn't able to come back for several days.

However, Jack would always ask after Emily everyday.

The days passed by quickly. Although, Emily hadn't received any new messages on a leaf. She kept the old leaf with her so she could tell herself that it was all real and she was not going mad.

'I have to get in touch with the person who left me messages on this leaf, ' Emily thought in her mind.

Sadly, she was no closer to finding a solution yet. But soon she found another leaf with a new message written on it— ”It's me”.

'It's me? Who are you?' Emily wondered.

The fact that these messages were vague and did not provide any useful information about its sender annoyed the wits out of her. Emily couldn't figure out who the sender was but she was certain that it must have been someone she knew.

Emily did not allow herself to assume that the person was Jacob as she really could not suffer from anymore disappointment.

She rubbed the leaf in her hand for quite some time and kept it with the other one inside a book, before she hid the book under her bed.

Emily had a strong feeling that the person would come for her for sure.

She kept waiting patiently from one day to the next. Even when she lay in bed at night, she'd sleep with one eye open.

Jack hadn't returned that night. It was the perfect opportunity for her to escape but Jack had increased the number of personnel he had watching over Emily's house. It would certainly make it more difficult for anyone to sneak in or out without permission.

”Creak.” The door was pushed open slightly by someone from outside.

Emily could not help feeling nervous but still, she glimpsed at the door to quell her curiosity. Under the dim light, she saw a person standing in a maid's dress...