Kelvin did not have time to take in the beautiful scenery before him. He still had not found out what the Mullen family was doing in the basement.'I have to see how Kisa's doing,' he thought.Under the dazzling light, Kelvin saw an exquisite spiral staircase behind the door. He tried to be courageous and walked down the stairs one step at a time. It was not until he heard voices coming from below that he relaxed a bit. 'Thank god there are people down here.'"Why isn't Dr. Hoover here yet? We can't all possibly just wait for him here, right?"After getting the gems, Carrie wanted to leave the basement as soon as possible. However, it was already dark out when she reached the entrance, and there was not a single light source on the large plot of land. Carrie got scared at the thought of having to find her way back on her own, so she decided to stay.But Mr. Mullen Sr. did not allow them to roam around or leave the room.'It's starting to get boring down here,' she thought.It di
Kelvin became anxious when he heard about Kisa's erratic behavior. "Where's she now?" he asked."Didn't I just tell you she's over there?" Carrie said as she pointed at the archway on the right once more.Then, Kelvin ran over without saying a word. Suddenly, Mr. Mullen Sr. called out to him and said, "Here's the key. She's in the first room to the left."Kelvin stared at the key and scowled fiercely. "You locked her up?!" he roared."She was acting crazy. Who would be responsible if she ran away or something?" Carrie snorted coldly."If something happens to her, your family will be responsible." Kelvin then rushed to the archway after saying that.Something flickered in Mr. Mullen Sr.'s eyes, and he walked over with the help of his cane. Only a few of the Mullens were worried about Kisa; most wanted to see what would happen next, so they got up and tagged along.Kelvin held the key tightly, puzzled. He was sure that Kisa was not going insane since he was clear about her conditi
In the room, Kelvin stared at Kisa blankly as he said, "Y-You're crazy, Kisa. I'm not Gilbert. It's me, Kelvin. Look at me. I'm Kelvin…""Tsk. This woman has gone mad. She doesn't even recognize her own friend anymore," The Mullen family started to discuss amongst themselves."No sh*t. She can't even recognize her own husband.""She must be possessed. She said that her husband is her enemy."Kelvin looked into Kisa's eyes carefully and thought to himself, 'What's up with her? It doesn't seem like she's faking it.' He then waved his hand in front of Kisa with suspicion in his heart.Unexpectedly, Kisa slapped his hand away in an instant. The woman, whose face was blank and whose eyes were empty earlier, suddenly laughed, "Hahaha… That was good, wasn't it?"Kelvin and everyone in the Mullen family were dumbfounded. Mr. Mullen Sr. narrowed his eyes slightly as a cold light flashed through them. 'Was she pretending to be crazy all this while? It seems like I've underestimated this wo
'Sara tampered with the tea to hypnotize me. She wanted me to set myself on fire and burn to death, but there was no way people would believe that my sudden death on Mullen grounds resulted from suicide. So, she needed a witness. In this case, the witness was supposed to be Kelvin.''Kelvin is a good friend of Gilbert's; there is no better witness than him. No one would suspect a thing if he were the one to tell them that I killed myself. Even the media would back off from finding fault with the Mullen family,' Kisa thought.'Her ultimate goal in doing all this was to kill me. Before Kelvin came over, she poured gasoline all over the room and my body. She wanted me to throw the candle on the ground so that this place and I would catch on fire. If I really had been under her control, I would've burned to death.'Kisa shuddered at the thought of everything. Fortunately for her, she had noticed a problem with the tea and had not been hypnotized by that woman. Otherwise, Kisa would have
Kisa's heart skipped a beat.'What's this old man trying to do? Does he still want me to drop dead in front of his family?'She was still confused about why Mr. Mullen Sr. wanted her dead.'Sara wants to kill me because of Gilbert, but why did this old man help her? Why does he follow her commands? Could it be that he… has feelings for Sara?!'The more Kisa thought about it, the more puzzled she felt, mainly because Mr. Mullen Sr. was old enough to be Sara's grandfather. She quickly dismissed the random thought in her mind and decided it would be best to get out of the basement.'Who knows if she has a backup plan?' she thought.Boom!Boom!!!Suddenly, there was a burst of loud noise. Like an earthquake, the ground began to shake, and all the room's decor fell to the floor one by one. Even the cabinets, tables, and chairs crashed to the ground. Everyone staggered around as the whole place shook violently; some fell.Kelvin hurriedly supported Kisa and entreated Mr. Mullen Sr,
"When all the bombs go off, the basement will turn into rubble, and all of them will surely die. Hehehe…" Sara laughed coldly, about to press all the buttons on the remote control."Stop! Do you think you won't face consequences if you kill them?" Adrien hurriedly said. "Do you actually think that people won't suspect you if the entire basement collapses and the Mullens die down there?""It'll be difficult for them to convict me," Sara smiled softly, a little complacent. "After all, no one knows that I was living down there. The basement could have collapsed due to poor structure. I've done my best to help you curry favor with that old man for six years, Mr. Tanner. I'm not asking for anything in return, but can you please get out of my way?"Adrien narrowed his eyes coldly upon hearing that. He thought that Sara was an easy pawn to wrap around his fingers; he did not expect her to be so messed up.The ground below his feet kept on shaking, and he presumed that the basement was beg
A wave of sadness hit Kisa when she heard what Kelvin said. After all, she was the one who brought him into this mess.'What would Gracie do if anything happened to him?'Kisa tried her best to stay calm and took out her phone to turn on the flashlight.Everyone then remembered that they had their phones on them when they saw Kisa do that. One of them immediately tried to call the fire department, but there was no signal after the place started to crumble.BOOM!BOOM! BOOM!More and more bricks and stones fell from above. The basement seemed like it would be buried in no time. The people ran toward the hall while the flashlight from their phones illuminated the way. There were stairs in the hall, so they would be safe as long as they could climb up.Mr. and Mrs. Mullen Sr. were old and slow, even with the help of their canes. The two were soon left behind by everyone. In the end, Arthur broke away from his mother's grip and turned back for them. Mrs. Mullen Sr. was closer to him
Kisa nodded heavily. "Yes. We're getting out of here! You're going to see Gracie, and I'll see Gilbert."Boom!Unfortunately, just as she said those words, a loud noise sounded again, and the spiral staircase collapsed. Those who had rushed up to save themselves all fell to the ground. One unlucky guy was even directly buried under the stairs. The hall was filled with painful screams and cries.Arthur and Jacqueline, who had just arrived before the scene as they helped Mrs. Mullen Sr. over, were too scared to speak.After the staircase fell, the entire hall started to crumble. The ground kept shaking, and loud noises were coming from all directions. The ceiling, the bricks, and the lights began to crash down one after another.Kisa could hardly stand still in that situation and had to dodge the falling bricks. She then had no choice but to separate from Kelvin. The two tried their best form getting hit by all the debris. Suddenly, half of the roof caved in, and Kisa narrowly escap