CHAPTER 141

Leila's POV

While waiting for the old lady to proceed out of the house with the kids, I had moved away a bit from the old man who happened to be Marcus's chief gardener.

“What is going on here, father?” I asked him once we were a few feet away from the old man.

“I arrived at the mansion, recalling that there was something I forgot to include in the letter. I came here to Marcus's wing in search of you, only to be drawn to a strong magical force in the garden,” My father replied and took a brief pause.

I thought back to a few minutes ago, when Smithson, Maureen, and I stumbled on the servants clustering at the door.

After Smithson had asked them what was going on, a servant replied that my father had come to see me but got distracted by two kids playing in the garden.

I tried to know who the kids belonged to, but they did not know. “Of what use are you then standing by the door,” I barked at them.

“Do you mind if I teach them a lesson for you?” Smithson had asked. He looked hungry for