Thalia's Pov My eyes widened in genuine shock. The maid. The young kitchen maid who had lunged at Vivian and ripped the keys out of her robe pocket... she hadn't just acted out of fear or sudden panic. She had been instructed to do it. She was waiting for the right moment. I turned my head slowly to look at Adrian. He stood there, watching me with a quiet, unreadable expression on his face. The shock inside my chest instantly twisted into a sharp wave of anger. "You knew?" I whispered, my voice shaking as I glared up at him. "You knew the entire time? You had cameras in that house? You had staff watching her?" "Yes," Adrian said simply. "Then why didn't you tell me?!" I raised my voice, stepping right up to his chest. "You watched me lose my mind for three days! You stood outside my

