The manor had basically retained its original appearance, with a tower on both the eastern and western sides.
Uncle Jin was currently walking along the spiral stone staircase leading to the upper levels of the western tower. The upper levels were where Madam Eve lived.
Uncle Jin was very tall, with the appearance of a typical burly man from Shandong.
He soon arrived outside the room where Madam Eve lived—but he did not enter immediately, nor did he knock at once. Uncle Jin simply waited outside the door for a while.
His hearing was actually excellent—as a gambler, once even known as the Gambling Demon, he had naturally undergone specialized hearing training. In fact, Uncle Jin considered himself absolutely top-tier in terms of hearing, while his gambling skills had also reached perfection.
But many years ago, he had ultimately lost to Tu Shenyi. In the end, he had chopped off one of his own fingers and become a steward in Tu Shenyi's manor.
He knew he could never defeat Tu Shenyi... because ordinary people could not possibly beat him, even if they had already reached their limits.
There was still no movement from inside the room. Only then did Uncle Jin take out a key and unlock the door. He did not linger in the room, instead walking directly into the bathroom.
Some water vapor still clung to the mirror, making it hazy. The lingering damp and heat in the bathroom were uncomfortable in such hot weather, and Uncle Jin had also broken into a heavy sweat from climbing the tower's stairs.
He frowned and looked at the bathtub filled with rose petals... A woman was lying in it.
Her name was Bella. The reason Uncle Jin remembered that name was because Bella had originally been one of the manor's