Murder In The Old Castle
329. Broken Glass
The locked door in Nadine's room suddenly made Ryan panic, he tried to break the door, but of course the door could not open easily. Mariah also panicked, but she tried to calm down. Ryan called out Nadine's name, out of concern, nothing happened to his wife.
"Nadzine ... Nadine! Are you inside?" call Ryan.
From inside the room, a whimpering voice and a noise were heard, but Ryan wasn't sure it was Nadine's voice. He realized that Nadine's condition was currently weak, so it was impossible to scream. He was so anxious to think about Nadine's condition in the locked room. His brain was unable to think clearly.
"I'll call Juned!" mariah said later.
"Quick Mariah! I'm afraid something's going on with Nadine!"
Mariah leaves immediately, leaving Ryan, who is still trying to open the door. The man deeply regretted his stupidity, for not thinking long. He should have locked the room before leaving it, instead of leaving the room with the key hanging. In a whack of panic, he kept banging on the door made of wood. Even though it looks old, it turns out that the bedroom door is designed very strong. It was impossible to break down the door just like that.
"Nadine! Are you still inside? Answer Nadine!"
Again Ryan's screams did not get an answer, so Ryan was getting anxious. He wished that his wife would live in that room. He just nodded, annoyed with himself. Many times the door leaf kicked to vent his anger.
"Damn!" objurgation.
Shortly thereafter, Juned came to the place with Mariah. He brought some tools to break the door. Ryan immediately retreated, giving Juned a chance to forcefully open the locked door. Ryan waited anxiously, impatiently seeing the door open. Juned fiddled, while removing the door handle.
Braak!
Within minutes, Nadine's room door opened. Ryan rushed in, checked on Nadine. His wife was in a state of panic, pale and frightened while staring at the window. Juned immediately checked the glass window in the room. Apparently, the window was broken intentionally. The glass is still on the floor.
"You ... You're okay, right? I'm sorry, Nadine! I'm sorry!" ryan said as he immediately hugged Nadine who was still frightened.
"I'll get you a drink, Nadine. Waita minute!"
Mariah immediately got out of the room, headed for the kitchen to fetch some water and something that might be edible. He knew that Nadine was hungry. He was about to cook the soup, but it wasn't finished. Mariah opens the fridge, looking for something to use to prop up the stomach. He took an apple, maybe it can be used temporarily to prop up the stomach.
When she sees an apple, Mariah's memory comes back to what happened when she was Tiara's prisoner in the basement. The psychopath was about to pry his eyes out, to be presented to Andini, the psychopathic mother. The event was very deep in his mind.
Meanwhile, Ryan examined Nadine's body parts, in case someone was injured, Nadine tried to regulate her constricted breathing, while showing her wrists that look bruised and reddened, like a grip mark. Ryan immediately rubbed the mark.
"What did he do to you?" ask Ryan.
Nadine just shook her head in tears, then she stammered, speaking, "When you go out, someone comes into the room, and then locks the door. I couldn't recognize .. The guy was in a black costume and in a strange mask. He was about to strangle me, but I held it with my hand. Until he gripped my arm firmly. Good thing you guys came quickly. The strange costumed figure was apparently worried that his cover was exposed."
"Oh, God. Thankfully you are okay. I promise I won't stay with you again, Nadine. Won't do! You are safe now. Don't be afraid anymore!" said Ryan.
"It looks like the perpetrator escaped through this window! I'll check outside, who knows he's still around here" Juned said.
Juned half ran out of the castle, towards the side courtyard, where the window of the room was occupied by Nadine. There was a flake of glass below, among the flower bushes. Juned checked around the place, but it looked quiet. He moved backwards, estimating that the perpetrator might go straight behind, change his clothes, get into the castle, and pretend nothing happened.
Juned did not see anyone in the backyard, but he suddenly saw Lily who looked rushed, stepping from the pool towards the kitchen. Juned immediately approached the young woman, staring from the tip of the hair to the tip of the foot. This made Lily feel surprised.
"What's up?" ask Lily.
"Where are you from?" june's full of probes.
"I ... I'm from the warehouse looking for a tool to clean the ceiling of the room. There are several cobwebs so it must be cleaned.Why is it?" ask Lily.
"Yes I know that, thanks for reminding me. Sorry, I have to clean the room, excuse me!"
Lily hurried to leave Juned, who kept looking at her suspiciously. Juned sighed. He still doubts, is the woman involved with all these events?
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Mariah is ready for lunch. He prepared all the food at the table with the help of Maya, as the other two women were lying sick at this time, Rosita and Nadine. Meanwhile, their husbands were faithfully waiting. On the other hand, the existence of Stella is also still mysterious until this moment, making Jeremy feel riled up. That day, he chose to do something. Unbeknownst to others, he wants to catch up with Reno who is still in the forest to secure Farrel's headless body.
Jeremy did not want to wait for the search from the police, because he felt [the police moved too slowly, so he decided to go into the forest that afternoon. His first destination was an old cottage in the middle of the forest, where he last met Stella. Anyway, he should be able to find Stella, somehow.
Meanwhile, the conditions at the dining table are not as crowded as usual. The ones present in that place were only Juned, Lily, Maya, Adit, and Ammar. Ryan and Edwin wait for their wives, while Jeremy goes into the woods without their knowledge.
"Where's Jeremy?" ammar asked as he looked at the residents one by one.
"I didn't meet him this afternoon. The room also looked quiet," Aditya replied.
"Let me just check out his room!" said Juned.
All waiting for Juned to call Jeremy with a tense feeling. Fear creeps in, because when one disappears from the castle, their mind goes straight to terrible things. The events that happened to Nadine and Rosita were quite shocking, and now Jeremy disappeared. Of course this is a worrying thing.
"He's not in his room!"
Juned returned to the dining room worriedly. Everyone was silent, revealing an agitated look. Ammar, the only senior policeman now in the castle, tries to calm down. If he shows his panic, it will certainly affect psychologically to others. He tried to be quiet, then took the food presented in front of him.
"We'll have lunch this afternoon. I'm sure Jeremy's in good shape!" ammar.
"I ... I suddenly lost my taste buds" Maya murmured.
"Nobody didn't eat today. All must eat so that we have the energy to face this planned crime. Eat Maya!" ammar's orders were firm.
Maya just sighed. He had no choice but to obey Ammar's orders.
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