The crowded hallway of General Hospital reeked of disinfectant.]
When Riley rushed to the room, Ethan had already contacted a specialist to examine her mother]
“Who’s this young man?” her mother asked weakly, looking at Ethan.]
“A classmate from college,” Riley wiped her sweat, “He helped me get in touch with Dr. Peterson“]
Ethan bowed politely: “Hello, ma’am. I’m Ethan Mitchell.”
For the next three days, Ethan was constantly busy helping them.]
He pulled strings to get the best room, bought the freshest fruit every morning, and even learned massage techniques to help Case Riley’s mother’s pain.
“Ethan,” her mother said on discharge day, suddenly taking his hand, “I can tell you’re a good kid.“]
She placed Riley’s hand in Ethan’s palm: “My daughter’s quiet, but she has the softest heart. Please… take care of her.“]
Ethan’s ears turned red, but he nodded seriously: “Don’t worry.“]
She clutched the discharge papers, her face burning up.
In the escape room’s security office, a staff member was organizing archived footage from three months ago.]
The storage was full, and he planned to delete some old videos.]]
As the mouse wheel scrolled, he accidentally clicked on one of the videos.[]
The screen suddenly froze on a dark room.
Several girls were forcibly strapping a glasses–wearing girl into a shock chair.
One of them pressed the remote with a twisted expression, and the girl’s body immediately convulsed violently as she screamed in agony
But no one helped her the entire time
“THIS IS STRAIGHT–UP ASSAULT!” The staff member shot to his feet, cold sweat beading on his forehead.]
He zoomed in on the footage and recognized the victim as the customer who’d passed out and been hospitalized.]
What shocked him even more was that the ringleader was the Rain Industries heiress who’d been all over TV lately.[]
After much hesitation, he finally called the student who’d been leading the group that day.]
Jaxon had just finished a basketball game and was catching his breath when his phone started buzzing like crazy.
He irritably grabbed a towel to wipe his sweat and clicked on Derek’s messages-[]
Jax, we’re in deep shit!]]
Followed by over a dozen surveillance screenshots.]
The moment the first photo loaded. Jaxon’s blood turned to fee.
In the image. Riley was strapped to the shock chair, her face deathly pale, lips bitten bloody.[]
And standing nearby was Sophia, wearing the most vicious smile he’d ever seen
“What the fuck is this…” Jaxon’s hands shook uncontrollably as he swiped through them.[]
In the final video, Riley was curled up on the ground in agony while Sophia’s friends took photos of her.
[This surveillance just leaked from the escape room–100% real!) Derek’s messages kept coming. [I knew something was off that day. Sophia, she-]]
Jaxon’s phone hit the ground with a CRACK, the screen spiderwebbing
He grabbed his jacket and ran out, his teammates calling after him, but he acted like he couldn’t hear them.]
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