CHAPTER 275: CHAPTER 277: STIMULATING AND DANGEROUS

After all, Thomas Shannon was away on a business trip, so she might as well give it a try.

Amelia Shaw returned to her bedroom. Tossing and turning, unable to sleep, she silently waited for the right moment.

Late at night, around 3 a.m., there would be relatively fewer servants and maids on duty in the castle. There were also time slots for the bodyguards’ patrol. As long as she sneaked into the study room during the time when two groups of bodyguards were changing shifts, everything would be fine.

Amelia Shaw left her bedroom, surveyed the surroundings, and tiptoed toward the study room. She pushed the door open and slipped into the study room. Not daring to turn on the light, she took out the small flashlight she had been gripping and switched it on. With the help of the flashlight, she began searching in the spacious study room.

The study room was a restricted area, and no one was allowed to enter without Thomas Shannon’s permission. Even the daily cleaning by the servants was done under the surveillance of the bodyguards.

Therefore, Amelia Shaw made a bold guess. The safe closet is very likely in the study room!

Valuable oil paintings hung on the walls. She gently pushed them, but they wouldn’t move.

It seems it’s impossible for it to be hidden in the wall.

Thomas Shannon’s bookshelf was filled with a variety of classic books, covering an entire wall all the way up to the ceiling. To reach the books on the top shelf, one would need a ladder.

An entire wall of books... That’s certainly suspicious...

The study room was so quiet that she could hear her heartbeat. Amelia Shaw was so nervous that she broke into a cold sweat. She clenched the flashlight in one hand and flipped through the books on the bookshelf with the other, trying to find something out of the ordinary.

Footsteps were heard outside the door. She shuddered, glanced at the desk, and instinctively crouched down, hiding under it.

The next second, the study door opened. Bright lights illuminated the entire spacious study room.

"Is there a situation?"

The bodyguard’s voice accompanied the approaching footsteps.

The bodyguard inspected the room. Amelia Shaw hid under the desk, holding her breath. The sweat slicking her palm almost made her lose her grip on the flashlight. Her heart was pounding violently, almost leaping out of her chest.

The bodyguard came behind the desk, and Amelia Shaw’s heart instantly rose to her throat.

Anxiety, fear, and panic swelled within her. These various emotions intertwined and entangled in her eyes, eventually shattering.

"There’s no situation." The bodyguard changed direction and walked out.

The light went out, and the study room once again plunged into darkness.

CLICK.

The study door was shut.

Amelia Shaw let out a long sigh, her body slumping to the ground, terrified...

I really thought they would catch me on the spot!

What a lucky escape!

The bodyguards left the study room, exchanged glances, and then stood guard at the entrance of the study room for over an hour before finally leaving.

At the same time, the man in black instantly reported to Charlie River, "Amelia Shaw has made her move. She sneaked into the Young Master’s study room at 3:40 a.m."

"You didn’t alarm her, did you?"

"Following the Young Master’s orders, we didn’t alert her but performed a routine patrol as if we were unaware."

"That’s good. Keep observing, but don’t scare her."

"Yes, sir!"

With bodyguards standing outside the door, Amelia Shaw didn’t dare to make any moves. Only after the footsteps had faded away and she was sure no one was outside did she tiptoe out of the study room. She quickly hid back in her bedroom.

Tonight was thrilling and perilous.

Although I didn’t achieve anything, it has given me great confidence.

I will definitely find the design drawing!

...

「The next day.」