Chapter 440
I suddenly realized something and exchanged a glance with Atlas.
We exclaimed simultaneously, “Upstairs!” We turned and raced back inside.
When we burst into the lobby, we saw the elevator already descending.
Immediately after, Atlas pressed the button for another elevator.
As we, Dylan, and the others entered the elevator, my phone rang.
I quickly answered and could hear Grayson’s urgent voice, “Trinity just left Vanderberg Palace and is heading toward Phantom now!” 1 I looked nervously at Atlas, and he patted my shoulder, saying, “Don’t panic.
Let’s find Ivanna first.” I clenched his hand, determined to get Ivanna out if she was up there.
When the elevator reached the top floor, we hurried out.
As expected, the other elevator had stopped on the same floor but was already empty. Atlas assessed the direction and pulled me to the left, where we found a secure passage. We rushed inside and headed to the rooftop.
It was spacious and bright as day due to the lightbox on the building’s rooftop sign.
While looking around, the flickering shadows added to the eerie atmosphere.
1 Jared and his people searched everywhere, and our team scoured every corner.
However, we could only exchange puzzled looks.
The rooftop was vacant and had no decorations.
Instead, it was wide open, and all the equipment was visible.
After a fruitless search, we gathered around Jared disappointedly.
He seemed anxious and unsettled.
He was no longer the gentle and refined person I first met.
Instead, he seemed like an entirely different person.
I ran to him and said, “She’s not here? Are there other hiding places? Trinity’s on her way here!” My words fell on deaf ears as he continued to scan the rooftop, unwilling to give up. Suddenly, his gaze fell on a cylindrical object resembling an abandoned water tank.
Jared pointed at it and yelled, “Search that!” Everyone rushed toward the tank, some circling it to find an entrance.
Although the tank remained sealed, the back had a spiral staircase.
Someone had already climbed up when I saw it.
The scene seemed bizarre at night, even with the bright lights.
Suddenly, someone yelled, “We can go down from here!” Jared ran toward the spiral staircase, and I followed suit despite my fear of heights.
Although my legs weakened from nervousness, I stubbornly tried to climb.
Atlas grabbed my arm and said, “You wait here.” 1 “No, I can do it.” I shrugged off Atlas’s hand, took a deep breath, and suppressed my fear.
I didn’t know what to do if Ivanna was here.
After all, forty-eight hours had passed, and the situation was unpredictable.
Unexpectedly, I became emotional as I inwardly shouted Ivanna’s name.
As I neared the top with Atlas’s help, we heard a sudden shout from inside, “Ivanna!” I froze in shock and listened intently.
I knew Ivanna was inside when I heard the second muffled cry.
At that moment, I felt an adrenaline rush and forgot my fear of heights, climbing upward like I was possessed.