She jumped in fright, and the glass of water in her hand also clattered to the ground, shattering into pieces and splashing water around her feet. She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself as much as possible.
It was already so late; how could there still be someone out there?
Could it be one of the servants?
But… the servants at this time should have already been sleeping in the servant's quarters, and they wouldn't come to this villa.
She didn't pay attention to the broken glass on the floor but instead took steps towards the window, wanting to see who the person outside really was.
But it was pitch black outside, she couldn't see anything.
She could hear her own heartbeat, exceptionally intense, in this silent night it was particularly piercing, like the sound of thunder. She cautiously asked, "Who's there? Who was just hiding here? Come out right now!"
There was no reply, nor any other sound.
