54: Tone Of Voice

ADRIANA’S POV

The hallway was deathly silent, it almost felt like the house was deserted because I didn’t see anyone even after I got to the first floor. I regretted not using the elevator and taking the stairs, I also regretted not wearing shoes but I didn’t want to be in that woman’s presence any longer. Just one glance at her unsettled me, I didn’t know what would have happened if I’d stayed onger.

I stopped outside when I reached the ground floor, having no idea where to go from there. I looked to my left, then right, then left again before sighing and taking the right. I keep walking through a seemingly never ending hallway until I stopped at a door that I heard voices in, I tried to sniff to get a whiff of their scent but all I managed to locate was a lot of old furniture. I couldn’t fully rely on my sense of smell, I knew that one. Yes, it was good, but that didn’t make it good enough.

I considered opening the door to check who was inside but I decided against it. I was dumb to