Everyone was startled to learn that a mudslide had blocked the road to the outside world.
"Huh? You mean we can't leave?"
Bianca's eyes widened in surprise, while Eva simply patted her head in silence.
Marilyn, however, was thinking about another problem.
"What about tomorrow's banquet, then? The guests..."
"They probably won't be able to come either. At least until the rain stops, no one will be able to clear the road."
Gladys coldly cut Marilyn off.
"So the banquet will have to be postponed or rescheduled."
"I... I see..."
Faced with Gladys's blunt response, Marilyn did not know what to say. She glanced at Sophie, who sat beside her with her head lowered in silence, then sat back down.
"We won't have any problems with food, will we?"
Richard turned to ask the Old Butler, who nodded.
"Please rest assured. We bought a large quantity of food in advance for tomorrow's banquet and put it in the storeroom. There is enough to feed all of us."
"Does it often rain this heavily here?"
Li Wei asked.
"Rain is certainly common in this season, but rain this heavy is very rare."
The Old Butler thought for a moment.
"In the fifty-odd years since I started working here, it has only rained this heavily twice."
"I never knew anything like that had happened."
Gladys looked at the Old Butler in surprise, and he chuckled.
"You hadn't been born yet at the time, young master Gladys, so naturally you wouldn't know. To be honest, I'm a little concerned this time as well. Still, rain like this won't last too long. Generally, it should ease off in three or four days, and certainly no more than a week."
After hearing the Old Butler's answer, Li Wei considered it for a moment.
"We'd better