75 Dramatic Return of the House's Mistress

Seven is on standby near the mansion's gates along with his fellow bodyguards.

It's nearly late in the afternoon. The sun is going to set in just a couple of hours, but both the house's master and mistress are still nowhere in sight. By now, at least, the place is a lot less hectic than earlier.

Gertrude's sudden appearance in the residence had flipped everyone over in nonplus.

Usually, someone from the maids or other houseworkers would at least inform the guards of any family member's oncoming arrival, but nothing like that happened this time. It's even almost as if it's been kept as a secret on purpose. 

It's not just Gertrude's surprising appearance, though. What took the whole cake was the frenzied search for their missing mistress. With how frantic everybody was, they looked like they're trying to hunt down a wild beast who had escaped from its cage, especially the head maid.