Fifth Madam suddenly jolted awake in the middle of the night.
She thought she had woken on her own.
Turning her head, she saw the maid beside her and noticed the brightly lit room.
Her heart gave a jolt.
She realized...
Someone had woken her.
"Madam."
Before Fifth Madam could speak, the maid bowed. "Something happened to Sixth Miss."
Fifth Madam's heart gave another jolt.
But at the time, she still thought the girl had suffered another episode...
In the middle of the night...
"Keep an eye on her."
Fifth Madam rubbed her temples.
She had been woken in the middle of the night.
Though she had jolted awake...
Her mind was still a little foggy.
She gave the order casually.
She had seen the girl's episodes a few times and had a general understanding of them.
In truth, the illness could certainly be serious.
She was seeing things that weren't there and losing her sanity. How could that not be serious?
But in a way, the illness was also "convenient."
The symptoms were simply that the girl saw something terrifying and became afraid.
She would scream and shout.
After being reprimanded a few times, the girl now pressed her lips together and trembled all over.
Even if they left her alone...
After a while, she would come around on her own.
And nothing would happen.
If the illness didn't strike without warning...
If they could control when and where it happened...
Then...
The girl wouldn't even need to be confined to her room.
And no one would discover that anything was wrong with her.
"She's not asleep at this hour?"
Fifth Madam wondered.
This seemed...
Fifth Madam frowned.
Was this the first time the girl had suffered an episode in the middle of the night?