Chapter 8

A dull thud sounded after that. The man collapsed to the floor slowly while clutching his head.

At the same time, I lowered my trembling hand, which was gripping a brick.

"What's going on in there?" Mrs. Hawthorne asked from outside the main wing. She must've heard the loud sound produced by the man's fall.

I was startled for a moment. Then, I quickly let out a scream and flipped a chair over, causing it to crash. Mrs. Hawthorne never said anything after that.

Then, I looked at the unconscious man. After taking a deep breath, I tiptoed to the door before latching it.

I spent some time searching around the living room. In the end, I used a pair of scissors to cut the couch's cover into cloth strips so that I could tie the man up. After that, I stuffed a bundle of cloth into his mouth.

Once I was done with everything, I let out a small sigh of relief. Then, I pulled out a spare phone from the internal layer of my clothes before placing a call.

Blake Tomlin picked it up in just t