CHAPTER 130: A HISTORICAL PUZZLE

Samantha jumped upright at the sudden interruption. Jake had been in the room for quite a while now and had been trying to call her, but it just looked like she wasn't there. "Uhm, sorry. When did you get here?" Samantha asked him while using her hand to rub her eyes, as though she had just woken up from a deep sleep. Her eyes were unclear. "Minutes ago, what happened? Did you fall asleep or something? I saw your eyes open, so you were not sleeping; what just happened?" Jake asked her with a bated breath. "I was sketching, and I kind of just zoned out, I think." When she mentioned sketching, Jake looked down at the sketch pad before her; the drawing on the book looked familiar. "Is this…" "Yes, the manor." Samantha completed the sentence for him. "Why—how are you sketching it?" he stared at her, disbelief shining in his eyes. "Look, Jake, I think we should work on restoring that manor; there's a lot more about it than you know; just check this out yourself." She gestured at him