Chapter 280

Not long after, Stella Johnson rushed over. She just couldn’t shake the worry—her gut had been screaming that something was wrong with Charles Hart the whole way there. The moment she got to the door, all she saw was the tightly shut front entrance. The entire place was eerily quiet. She called out his name, loud and clear. No answer. Nothing. A chill spread through her chest. Panic kicked in. She started banging on the door like crazy, hoping it'd give, but it didn’t budge an inch. Totally desperate now, Stella spotted a nearby window. She didn’t think twice—she ran over and started smashing the glass. Shards sliced through her hand, and blood trickled down her fingers, making little splashes on the ground. But she didn’t even flinch—her mind was only on one thing: getting inside to save Charles. Just as she finally broke the glass and reached to unlock the window, alarms blared all around her. Red lights lit up the whole place like it was a crime scene. Turns out, she’d triggered Cha