The Lycan King's Fate Calling (Shawn Gibson and Sylvia) novel Chapter 1142

Crystal's POV:

I gave serious consideration to the idea that Adela might have orchestrated this whole thing, but in the end I decided against accepting it.

Adela had just turn 18, and this was her first time entering the palace. Her actions up to this point suggested she was still a young girl with not much life experience.

If she was truly that cunning, she would have fabricated a perfectly plausible story in front of Rufus and Laura, and she wouldn't have made things less favorable for herself on numerous occasions.

Evidently, she lacked the mental capacity to conceive of or carry out such a plan.

In addition, Rufus was the one who arranged for my accommodation. There was a lot of uncertainty involved. Adela might know the secret passage to a particular room, but she couldn't possibly know all the secret passages in the imperial palace.

Rufus was unaware of the secret passage to my bedroom, let alone Adela.

Who else could have constructed the secret passage in the imperial palace and keep it hidden from Rufus?

My mind kept wandering back to the past. It would seem that only Ethan, if he were still alive, could construct a hidden passageway without Rufus discovering it.

I tossed and turned in bed and couldn't fall asleep.

I had to know what happened to my son.

So I got out of bed and lifted the bed board again, entering the secret passage.

If I could find some clues, it would be of great help to find my son.

I turned on the flashlight and studied the wall of the hidden passage.

The marks on the walls confirmed that this passageway had been constructed over a considerable period of time. On both sides, several wall lanterns had been put at one point, but they had rusted with time. The wall lamps hadn't also been lit up immediately when people got in.

Looking at these old traces, I speculated that this secret passage existed even before Rufus reached adulthood.