If she was right, Weston had tied himself up again.
Stella stood in the doorway, her hand on the wall, not daring to take that step even after a good bout of mental preparation.
It was unclear how much time had gone by before she knocked on the door.
âBang!â Something was smashed inside the room. It hit the door and fell to the ground, and broke.
âI told you to get lost! Canât you understand?â
Stella took a deep breath and said to the person inside, âItâs me.â
In an instant, the voice inside subsided.
She did not know how long it took, so long that Stella thought she should knock on the door again when Westonâs raspy voice rang from inside.
âWhat are you doing here?â
She let out an unintentional chuckle. âWhat do you think Iâm doing here?â
There was no answer.
She heard dragging footsteps coming in the direction of the door and the sound of chains scraping on the floor.
Her breathing became a little slower as she waited for him to reach the door.
The sound of chains clanking came to an abrupt end, seemingly stopping at that spot.
She frowned. âWhatâs wrong?â
His silence continued, and the clanking instantly stopped.
She suddenly wondered if his movement was restricted, and she thought of the last time she saw him inside that dimly lit room, chained up inside a steel cage where he could not move more than a few steps.
She put her hand on the doorknob. âWhere is the key?â
He did not say a word, so she slapped hard on the door at once. âI am asking you where the key is.â
Still, he didnât answer.
She took a deep breath. âYou donât want to tell me, do you? Alright, I have another way to get it.â
She went to Ben and asked, âWhat the hell is going on with Weston? Why did he lock himself in his room again?â
Seeing her coming over, Ben breathed a sigh of relief and said with some concern, Mr. Ford ordered that no one can let him out nowâ¦â
âHeâs nuts. Now that heâs acting crazy, are you about to go crazy with him?â
She looked at Ben in disbelief. âBen, I thought you were a sensible man.â
Ben was embarrassed.
Even though he knew it, he could not stop Weston from doing what he wanted!
He was just an employee.
âMr. Ford is in an extreme mental state. If I donât follow his order, he wonât be able to resist going to youâ¦â
âThen just let him come.â
She said helplessly, âItâs better than him locking himself up! Look at him now. Does he look like a normal person?â
âButâ¦â
He did not know what to say.
Weston was just worried that he would bring trouble to Stella if he went back to her. This was why he tied himself up in this place.
But now that Stella said so, Ben felt she was not so heartless to Weston.
Ultimately, he took the liberty of giving the key to Stella. âIf Mr. Ford blames meâ¦â
âDonât worry. If he does, tell him to blame me instead.â
âThank you, Ben,â she interrupted.
âYou donât have to.â
Ben hurriedly shook his head and sighed. âI donât want to see Mr. Ford continue like this. I hope this time he can recover.â