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Brian went back home and waited patiently until midnight when Arianna would come.

Arianna appeared at the usual time and sat next to him, “I was at the mansion” he said.

“How did it go?” Arianna inquired.

“I don’t know how best to put it but Alice has committed a huge crime” Brian responded.

“What has she done this time?” Arianna asked.

“You remember the gatekeeper,”

“I was about to enter the mansion when he advised me not to”

“The summary of it all is Mother is nowhere to be found and Alice has the whole mansion to herself” Brian stated.

“How is that possible?”

“Where has she gone?” Arianna asked.

“He mentioned how Alice maltreated her”

“One of the instances he gave, she banned her from coming out of her room because she questioned her”

“And one day she asked that she was locked up in a room without food nor water and even her drugs”

“After three days, Mother was brought out as she ordered, he made her clean the whole mansion and turned her to one of the domestic workers”

“Anytime sh