The next morning, the commotion outside disturbed Phoebe's peaceful sleep.
Now wide awake, she got up.
After getting ready, she headed downstairs, only to find that there were suddenly a dozen or so servants in the villa.
The villa was usually quiet. Except for Rod, who stayed there 24/7, the cleaning staff would leave immediately after finishing their tasks—they were not allowed to linger.
Why were there so many servants all of a sudden?
"Good morning, madam," several of the servants greeted Phoebe respectfully from the foot of the stairs. It was their first day working here, and they wanted to make a good impression.
"Breakfast is ready, and the master is already at the table. Please head over quickly."
Phoebe froze, momentarily unable to process what was happening.
At that momen
