Raina Bell's eyes were rimmed with red, but she steeled herself, looking up at Thomas Shannon with a heart-wrenching, pitiable expression. Under his piercing gaze, Raina trembled slightly, her fear infinitely amplified. Her inner unease was also gradually expanding. She instinctively wanted to look at Minimus Hart.
But just then, Thomas Shannon averted his gaze, looking towards the entrance of the study room.
Sophie Sullivan, returning from the medical office, saw several men in black standing at the entrance of the study room; the study door was open. Curiosity piqued, she stepped closer for a look. What she saw truly surprised her. Minimus Hart was leading ten women in female slave uniforms into the study room. It appeared Thomas Shannon's attention was fixed on a woman named Raina Bell.
