I sat frozen on the ground, staring at Daniel with wide eyes and waiting for him to speak.“Many years ago, long before Luke took control of everything,” Daniel began. His voice dropped to a soft, mysterious tone. “Mrs. Paul used to do two strange things every year.“First, every January, she would bake a small cake, light one candle, and quietly celebrate a birthday. It wasn’t Luke’s birthday. His birthday is in November. She never told any of the servants whose birthday she was celebrating.“Second, every May, she would wake up before sunrise and go to the garden fountain. She would sit there for hours, crying quietly. No one knew why she did it.”Daniel looked at me, his eyes filled with a serious, knowing look. He seemed sure that what he was about to say was important.“The strangest part of it all,” Daniel continued, “was that Mr. Paul always stood behind her during those rituals. He never told her to stop. He never asked her what she was doing. He simply stood there and held an
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