Chapter 2706 Locked Up

That way, it would not be too loud even though one would hear Karen if they walked past the room.

Old Master Mallory sneered and said to the woman who was shouting in her bedroom, “Stay in

there. I'll find Pierre.”

Then, he returned to the living room.

That was when Mr. Bennet hurried into the house. “Old Master Mallory, has Madam come back

yet?”

“I locked her up in her bedroom. No one’s allowed to let her out before Pierre comes back,” replied

Old Master Mallory.

"Yes, sir. But I don't think it's a good idea to treat her that way...” Mr. Bennet weighed each word as

he spoke.

He knew why Old Master Mallory locked Karen up. What she did today had disgraced the Mallory

family.

Old Master Mallory, who had always cared about the Mallory family’s reputation, was mad at her.

"What's so bad about it? There's a bed, a sofa, and a TV in her room. It's more luxurious than a 5-

star hotel. I don't see anything wrong." Old Master Mallory glowered at him.

Karen had been behaving abnormally these days.

She had been making calls and going through documents all day and night, trying to prove that

everything that Pierre had done that was exposed on the internet was legal.

However, she became more and more bad-tempered.

Almost every maid had been scolded by her for the past two days. Still, the most serious problem

was that after she knew Pierre had been kidnapped, she was unable to remain calm, not even for a

moment.

She was completely different from the elegant woman she used to be.

Mr. Bennet immediately nodded and went along with him. Suddenly, he recalled what Old Master

Crawford said. Then, Mr. Bennet said, “Old Master Mallory, Madam has been mentally and

emotionally unstable these days. I think her behavior is beyond the range of the side effects of her

medication. Should we hire a psychotherapist for her?”

“She does look ill. But do you have any particular psychotherapist in mind?” Old Master Mallory

thought that there was no way Karen could meet anyone if her illness deteriorated.

Karen was still a normal person before the new year. She became like after going into a state of

shock two to three times.

Old Master Mallory had no idea what Karen had done to deserve this.

“I don’t know any psychotherapists. But I heard that Master Luke's wife was traumatized after being

kidnapped. She was mentally ill. They hired a psychotherapist to treat her, and she improved

progressively. She even left A City to further her studies abroad now,” said Mr. Bennet.

Even though he was the butler of the Mallory family, he was Old Master Mallory's assistant too.

Hence, he knew a lot of matters other than the ones in the family.

“Then hire the psychotherapist who treated her. If the psychotherapist isn't in A City now, offer a

high price to get her back to the country.” Old Master Mallory would not allow Karen's sickness to

get serious. Thus, he planned to look for a professional to treat her.

"Yes, sir. That won't be a problem. I heard that money is just loose change for her. We might need

Master Luke's help to invite her to come over,” said Mr. Bennet in a low voice.

"Why?" Old Master Mallory could not understand. It was just a psychotherapist. It was not like the

Mallory family could not afford to pay for the therapy services. Why did they have to ask for Luke's

help?

“Rumor has it that the psychotherapist has a crush on Master Luke. That's why we might not be able

to invite her even if we offer her a high price. But she'll certainly come if we invite her using Luke's

name,” explained Mr. Bennet. They had to inform Luke to invite the psychotherapist, and they would

owe him a favor.

Mr. Bennet had to ask for Old Master Mallory’s opinion before doing that.

“Luke really has plenty of admirers. I'll leave it to you. Get it done, the sooner the better.” After Old

Master Mallory said that, he reminded Mr. Bennet, “Oh yes, bring me all the surveillance footage

from tonight.”

"Yes, Old Master Mallory. Our men have already divided the work. They're waiting for the shops to

open at night to get the surveillance footage from the owners.” Mr. Bennet hesitated for a few

seconds after that. He did not tell the old master that Percy was also looking into Pierre's case.

Not only was Old Master Mallory annoyed with Pierre, but he was also mad at Percy.

Even though Percy was working for the Mallory family, Old Master Mallory was still mad at him. He

would not appreciate what he did. That was why Mr. Bennet dared not to tell him about it. He was

afraid he would touch a nerve.

"Do you have something to tell me?" Old Master Mallory's eyes were milky, but his gaze was sharp.

He noticed the hesitant look on Mr. Bennet's face.

“Nothing, sir. I'm off to arrange for tonight's matter if there's nothing else,” Mr. Bennet replied

immediately.

"Go ahead. We have to find Pierre. Otherwise, we won't be able to live in peace.” An ominous cloud

hovered over Old Master Mallory’s face when he mentioned Pierre's name.

"Yes, sir,” replied Mr. Bennet.

After Mr. Bennet left the living room, he sent a message to Pierre, telling him about the situation

now. He also told him that he did not tell Old Master Mallory that he was helping to look for Pierre.

Pierre replied: [It's for the best.] He did not want the old master to know about it either.

He had stayed with the old master since he was young. The older the old master was, the more

stubborn he became.

Percy insisted on choosing Nina as his bride. At the same time, he exposed what Pierre had done in

the past and continued to sit in the highest position of Mallory Corporation. What he did was

enough to upset Old Master Mallory for a long time.

Hence, Percy did not intend to let the old master know that he was intervening in the matter and

joining the investigation.

Otherwise, his kindness would be misunderstood as ill intentions. The old master would think he

was gloating at their misfortune.

Percy sat on the sofa, reading Mr. Bennet's message. He let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Young

Master Mallory was willing to look into Pierre's kidnapping case.

Otherwise, they would not be able to find where Pierre was by just depending on his mother. She

would only continue to disturb Luke.

Karen was already stubborn when she was a normal person.

Now that she was mentally unstable, she had become a lot more stubborn than before.

“Mr. Bennet texted you?” Nina brought a glass of milk as she walked toward him. She leaned against

Percy's chest as she sat down.

She knew about what happened to the Mallory family.

She also knew that Percy had decided to help.

“Yes. My mother has been locked up by Grandpa,” replied Percy.

Nina was surprised. Even though she knew it was embarrassing when Karen went to disturb Luke

and Old Master Crawford, there was no need to go as far as locking her up.

Karen was the daughter-in-law of the Mallory family, and locking her up would restrict her freedom.

"She's locked up? Is it really that bad?”

"Yes. She can't take it. She has to take antihypertensive drugs that give faster effects once she gets

emotional, but they have serious side effects. She can't take too much of it. It'd be better to keep

her in the room." Percy approved of what Old Master Mallory did.

They were investigating what really happened when Pierre got kidnapped. They could not let

Madam Mallory cause trouble for them at this time.