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Chapter 4

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I needed to figure out a way to get out of here, fast. My mind spun as I searched for an excuse.

"Well, alright. I won't go fishing, Ivory. I'll just swing by to drop off the fishing rod that I borrowed from Will last time. It wouldn't be nice to keep them from fishing. I'll get some food on the way back, and we can eat together then," I said.

Ivory stood there without moving, her gaze unfocused. She seemed to be thinking about something.

Then, she smiled faintly and pulled out her phone from her pocket, saying calmly, "Fine, but I'm calling Will to verify this first. What if you're just giving me the slip and sneaking off to fool around?"

She made the call before I could say anything.

Cold sweat broke out across my back. In my heart, I silently prayed that Will would be sharp enough not to blow my cover.

"Hey, Will," Ivory said when the call connected.

"Oh? Ivory?"

"Are you guys seriously dragging Harvey out in the middle of the night to go fishing instead of letting him sleep?"

There was a brief silence on the other hand. My heart pounded in my chest. I'd already braced myself to bolt out the front door if things went south.

"Hey, you there? Say something," Ivory said, her tone turning severe.

"Oh, uh, sorry. The signal cut out for a second," Will stammered. "Yeah, I did ask him to join us for night fishing."

The knot in my chest finally loosened. Thank goodness—Will must've picked up on the situation.

Ivory frowned, looking like she wanted to grill him for more information.

I quickly stepped forward, took the phone from her, and said, "Will, sorry, man. I'll head out right now and bring you back that fishing rod I borrowed before. You guys go ahead, alright? I'm gonna sit this one out."

With that, I hung up and handed the phone back to Ivory.

"There, you called him and talked to him. Can you relax now?" I asked.

She paused, then suddenly wrapped her arms around me. "Alright. I'm just worried that it won't be safe for you to go out so late. I heard it's easy to run into ghosts if you go out on the Embercoil Solstice."

I couldn't help thinking that if I didn't leave this place, I'd really be done in by the ghost standing right in front of me.

"Don't worry. I'll be quick." I gave her a gentle pat on the back before turning to head out the door.

She didn't try to stop me again, and I made it out of the apartment without a hitch.

I didn't know if my eyes were playing tricks on me, but as I stepped out, I could've sworn I saw Ivory baring her teeth in a strange smile, murmuring something under her breath.

I didn't dare dwell on it. I hurried into the elevator and hit the button for the basement level. The elevator started moving. Once I got to the car, I planned to drive straight to the lakeside park. I remembered I had a shovel in the trunk—perfect for digging up the soil around the tree roots.

As my mind raced, the elevator stopped on the fourth floor. Who would be there this late?

Then, it hit me. None of the units on the fourth floor had even been sold yet. Who would be here in the middle of the night?

I clenched my fists, every muscle in my body tensing as I stared at the elevator doors.

"Ding!"

The doors slid open. A dark figure appeared in front of me. I reacted on instinct and swung a punch.

"Ow! What the hell, man? Why'd you hit me?"

I snapped back to my senses and realized it was just a food delivery guy standing at the door.

"Sorry! I'm so sorry!" I apologized over and over, shuffling back to give him room.

He didn't make a fuss and stepped into the elevator with his insulated delivery bag.

My heart slowly settled down again, and the elevator doors closed once more.

Suddenly, because of unstable voltage, the lights flickered on and off.

I glanced down at my phone. It was 3:15 am; I still had enough time.

The moment I looked up, the sight before me made my mind go blank. I started to tremble uncontrollably when I saw black liquid dripping from between the delivery guy's fingers.

In the next second, the delivery bag split open at the seam. Black liquid reeking of rotting corpses poured out nonstop.

I didn't even dare breathe too loudly as I slowly lifted my head. The delivery guy's head had twisted 180 degrees, and his gray-white pupils were staring straight at me.

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