Chapter 490 - SECRETS: PART I

Knightley's Estate 

It's been a few hours since Elizabeth arrived home with her mother. She didn't see either her father nor grandparents since they were away doing personal matters. Her grandparents visited some relatives whilst her father was busy back in the company. In the end, she was left all alone since her mother had things to do as well. 

"Is everything alright?" 

Sam knocked at the girl's doors as she entered to check on her. She hasn't seen the girl for awhile now since she woke up. 

"Sam, it's good to see you " Elizabeth responded with a smile but she was soon caught by Sam and questioned. 

"Tell me, why did you come back?" 

Elizabeth knew she couldn't lie to Sam and she does trust her. "I need to look for something." 

"What is it?" Sam.curiously asked as she sat next to the girl. 

"I don't know, but I'll know it once I find it." 

She didn't question the girl further for she knew it was something she shouldn't involve herself. Seeing the girl is not telling her, just prove how important it must be that the girl isn't telling her. For, it was not because the girl doesn't trust her, but it was for her own good. 

"Very well, tell me if you need anything." 

"Hmm, alright." 

Sam left the girl to rest since it hasn't been awhile since she arrived and she might be experiencing jet lag. 

However, Elizabeth wasn't feeling any of those. 

What she was more concerned about was where to start the search. 

Their family has a vast collection of books which holds information of the majors family history. But, she won't be able to find anything new since her father will surely have hidden them. 

Her father was the type of person to keep detailed information of important people. He is also the type to bring those information at home and keep them safe somewhere. 

Their house is old and historical which has many secret rooms. Elizabeth is unaware of all those rooms yet since she has yet to inherit the property. But, unlike the others who wait to be told. When she was a child, she discovered some of those rooms. Most were filled with old family heirlooms and portraits. Whilst other, a hidden study and more. 

However, she was a child back then and she is unsure where they are located. Also, she needed to be specific with the place and not wander around, for she does not have time to look around before any of her family returns. 

For now, her best option was to search the library. Their family has a few libraries but there are only two grand libraries which hold most of the collection. 

One of the libraries is located near her father's office whilst the other was located at the west wing of the estate. The west wing of the estate is hardly used and the books there are also old. That's why there are a few livray since she has her own personal library too. 

Somehow, she suspects she'll find something interesting in the west library. But visiting the place will cause her father to werry of her. The fact, the only time she visited the west library was when she was a child. That was when she got lost and accidentally stumbled upon the place. 

Then a thought pops into her mind. 

Lost.

That's right, right now people know she lost her memory. If she wanders around no one would suspect her. She might be able to fool her father as well. 

Elizabeth got out of her bed and started wandering around the estate. Servants did not question nor bother her as she checked each room. 

"What do you think the Young Princess is doing?"

"Who knows, maybe she's curious about the place."

"Why?"

"Have you forgotten she lost…"

"Ah."

They didn't continue what they were talking about when the girl turned to look at then. They respectfully greeted her and left to do their jobs. They of course informed the heads management of the estate to warn the others that the girl was checking the place. 

The head butler called Lord Knightley about the situation and was only told to inform everyone to avoid the girl. He was not there right now and if the girl suddenly has an attack who knows what she'll do. If possible, he wanted everyone to leave but that would be even more dangerous since no one will be there for the girl. 

Elizabeth continues to wander around. She even checks her parents and grandparent's bedroom and studies. As if she was a wandering soul… 

Seeing no one was around, it seems her plan has worked and her father must have told everyone to leave. She has already expected how the servants would handle the situation and that would be to call her father. 

However, she still has one more problem to solve once she gets to the west library. 

It has been a bother since early how she'll handle the person assigned in the west library. She hardly saw the man but he was a person that can never be fooled. 

What is even more interesting is the fact the man knows most of the family history than them. For the man in charge of the library, he and his family have served the family for generations, which means he must also know about the major family. 

But the big question is, will the man help her and can he be trusted.

As she arrived at the west library, she slowly pushed open the two big wooden doors. They were heavy and it took quite a lot of her strength to push them open. 

Inside were a collection of hundreds to thousands of books. Some were covered in dust already. The room was three store y and it was wide. As she continued to gaze upon the place, she was startled when she heard a voice echo out of nowhere. 

"I was wondering will you'll come."