It was a blessing in disguise. Xavier rarely had the chance to play the protective boyfriend back then, so he was overjoyed that he could now."Renee, I... I'm feeling scared!" Jeffrey leaned against Renee, looking helpless. "I used to be afraid of nets. We used them to fish, but now... we're trapped in one! I'm sure we'll be chopped into little pieces like those fish!""Of course that won't happen. You're so cute!" Renee wasn't scared, she just found the net uncomfortable. She tried to pat Jeffrey's hand through the net. "Jeffrey, you're a son of the sea. You've been through a lot and survived it, so don't be scared!""A son of the sea? Is that like the king of the sea? Does that mean he's a playboy who has plenty of fish in his sea?" Justin growled. He was also squeezed in with Jeffrey, and he couldn't take the way he always begged for Renee's protection. It made Renee protective of him, and then Justin couldn't be protective of Renee..."The king of the sea?" Jeffrey looked happ
"No, I'm Jayla's guardian!" The dark figure boomed, the chainsaw roaring in his hands. It felt like the god of death was approaching them. "Everyone who enters this hospital wants to harm Jayla. All of you should be punished!""Ah!" Everyone squeezed together anxiously, trying to get away from the intruder.Even Xavier was terrified at this point. "What should we do? We're trapped! If we wait any longer, he's going to cut us up!""There has to be a way to resolve this," Renee mumbled thoughtfully. She and Renee were both calm as they examined the net, trying to find a way to escape."Do we need to use the iron hook to cut the net open?" Renee stared at the iron hook, feeling like there had to be a use for it."I don't think so. The net is too thick, so the iron hook won't be able to cut it open," Justin disagreed."Not necessarily." Renee kept studying the net and said carefully, "The net is symmetrical, and the iron hook is sharp and thin. If we cut the net according to the line
Leia complained, "Ren, I get that you're in love with the iron hook, but we have to get out of here." Renee's attention had been fixed on that iron hook all night."Iron hook..." The dark figure stopped, his voice shaky as he mumbled, "My Jayla died miserably. I've got to kill you... I've got to kill all of you!" Seemingly triggered by the mention of the iron hook, the figure held up the chainsaw and rushed towards them. He roared at them, "Give me the iron hook! Give it to me now, or I'll cut you with my chainsaw!""Why do you need it?" Leia swallowed, about to hand the hook to him."No, don't give it to him!" Renee snatched it from Leia and hid it behind her. "Since he insists on having this, it must be important. Maybe it's the key to clearing the levels. We can't give it to him." "But he'll kill us if we don't give it to him!" "Let's think of something. There has to be another way!""There's no other way. If we keep thinking about it and not doing anything, we'll be cut int
"Let's go!" Xavier yanked Leia and said seriously, "The probability of us beating this is higher if we separate. Once we've gotten enough clues, we can regroup and figure it out.""You're right." Leia agreed after thinking about it. All of them quickly ran off, with Xavier and Leia going upstairs while Justin and Jeffrey went downstairs. Renee was left in the registration lobby with the dark figure. The figure chuckled maliciously. "What a pathetic display of human nature! All your friends just left you and ran away.""What's pathetic about it? We're just working in different groups for now. Each of us has our own strengths." Renee tried to figure out how to escape, but the figure was always watching her and blocking her path. She figured the escape room management was paying him well. "You're too naive. I'll teach you the cruelty of this world today…" The dark figure continued, "You have two choices—complete my task and leave, or give the iron hook to me and leave. Pick one.""
"For example, I can fight you one-on-one. If I win, I'll get to leave. What do you think?" Renee asked seriously. It had been her plan from the beginning since she was a professional fighter, having once been the top assassin."No, we can't do that!" The lips of the dark figure twitched in annoyance. "The first rule in the handbook is that you can't beat up the actors. If you do, you'll be disqualified.""Fine!" Renee nodded. After some contemplation, she said reluctantly, "Okay, I'll do the task. How should we hug? Hurry up, I need to keep playing." She found the game rather interesting and didn't want to be disqualified so fast. She couldn't give up the iron hook either, so she had to make some sacrifices and complete the task. After all, it was just a hug. "Okay, you promised." The dark figure sounded satisfied with Renee's choice. He laughed wildly, then threw off his black robe and giant hat. Renee's eyes widened in horror, and she felt nauseous as she stumbled back. "Ugh, w
The dark figure was about to pounce on Renee when Stefan dashed out from a corner and grabbed Renee's wrist. "Let's go!""What are you doing here?" Renee looked up in surprise, but let Stefan pull her to her feet. They quickly ran towards the basement, and the light grew dimmer. Luckily, they were fast, and the figure couldn't go past the lobby. When they ran downstairs, the dark figure stopped chasing them."I'm exhausted! Let me rest for a bit." Renee gasped, shaking off Stefan's hand as she bent over with her hands on her knees. She kept taking in deep breaths. "Take this." Once Renee had calmed down, Stefan quietly handed a drink to her. Renee took the drink and immediately gulped it down, then looked at the cup in her hand. "Wait… Where did you get this drink? It isn't poisoned, is it?" She looked up and asked Stefan suspiciously. "I bought it from the vending machine just now, how could it be poisoned?" Stefan scoffed in disbelief. While the others were stuck in the net,
"Boyfriend..." Stefan stood up. The dim light in the basement made it hard to see his expression, but his stiff figure filled Renee with coldness. He slid his hands into his pockets and asked Renee calmly, "Are you being serious?""I'm always serious because I'm not like certain people. I've always been serious and loyal in my love life—I have no intention of playing with people's hearts. I don't believe in giving people false hope," Renee said critically to Stefan's back."Hmph!" Stefan chuckled bitterly. "I didn't expect you to think so badly of me...""I wasn't talking about you, but you admitted it." Renee didn't want to argue with him, she had just been telling the truth. She felt that there was no right or wrong to how their relationship ended, and she didn't want to let it affect her. She thought it best to just regard him as a stranger who was once her most loved person; She would not let him have the luxury of her feelings. However, she was still human, and she couldn't con
Renee felt unspeakable satisfaction when she heard the envy in Stefan's voice. She lifted her head high and said, "Maybe I don't quite understand what soulmates are, but I know very well what resentment in a relationship means. I want nothing but happiness now, so I'll be with people who make me happy and avoid those who bring me pain.""So, you're saying that Justin can make you happy?" Stefan slowly approached Renee, his expression blank. "I'm curious what kind of happiness he can bring you."Renee stepped back and frowned when her back hit the wall. "That's none of your business, and I'm not obligated to tell you either.""Yes, you're not, but I have the right to ask, don't I?" Stefan caged her against the wall, gripping her wrist to pull her closer. "After all, you're the mother of my kids, so it's natural to be concerned about your life. I need to make sure you're not faking it, because my kids will only be happy if you are.""You're out of your mind! That's unreasonable!" Ren