#Chapter 104 Upstairs apartment

Tessa’s POV

We got into a freaking elevator.

Joseph typed in some kind of code and the elevator door opened, allowing us access. Once we were inside, he pressed number two and it started to move upward. I noticed that the elevator only had four buttons. One, two, three, and ground floor.

But there were definitely a lot more floors than that.

“Why are there only four buttons?” I asked, peering up at him.

“This takes us to the elder levels,” he explained. “The grand stairs you saw in the main foyer only go up to a certain level. But once it reaches the elder levels, the stairs stop, denying access to anyone who doesn’t have the code for the elevator.”

“The elevator is the only way we can get to those floors?” I asked with raised brows. I could already imagine all the issues that could pose.

“There’s an emergency staircase behind a door that’s password-protected,” he explained. But villagers aren’t allowed on our level unless granted special permission. They don’t need to be there. Those