Chapter 35
Grayson seemed like he was going to grab Dane by the collar, but of course he didn't. At that exact moment, a side of the stairs collapsed with a loud noise. He stood precariously on the halfway stairs and looked down, and a dark, empty space came into view. Dane took advantage of Grayson's hesitation to run down the hallway. Grayson had no choice but to curse briefly and chase after him again.
When he had almost finished searching the second floor, he suddenly heard a voice from the walkie-talkie. It was Wilkins' voice.
- Dane, Dane! Are you okay? Haven't you found him yet?
"I'm looking. It's the second floor."
- Wait a minute! Charles should be in the attic!
A man's voice suddenly interrupted. Grayson thought as he saw Dane's back, who had stopped in his tracks. He's screwed, he must be thinking that right now.
He decided that it was time to go back and prepared to retreat, but Dane suddenly asked.
“Where’s the attic?”
What are you talking about, that.
Grayson frowned and looked at him. He couldn’t read his expression because his back was turned, but he could definitely feel that Dane wasn’t going to back down.
“Inside the ceiling... ... You just have to press the button... ... . Did Charles go up there often?”
- Yes, yes, we trained him to go up right away when something scary happened. Like a robber coming in and killing Charles. Or he might get startled and go outside and lose it... ... .