Chapter 253 Sharing a Bed

The knocking sound was just an arm's length away.

The girl sitting on the edge of the bed had her eyes wide open, staring blankly at the bedroom door.

Though the sound wasn't loud, just a few hurried knocks, it seemed especially clear as it echoed in this tomb-like, silent, and narrow room.

Who is it?

Who's outside?

The knocking lasted only a short while, and then it fell silent outside the door, but the little girl's heart had leaped into her throat.

It was a bizarre occurrence because there couldn't possibly be anyone outside the bedroom, let alone in the whole house; the doors were locked, which she had checked when she came in.

Her father had long since abandoned this home, leaving them behind, and the caretaker he had called for Mother had also left some time ago. Aside from that, visitors scarcely ever came to this home...