Chapter 14 Go to the Second Floor Secretly

Allen's anger sent a chill down Madison's spine and snapped her back to reality. She did not say anything anymore and just squatted on the staircase to clean up the mess. Just like the previous night, she could not feel anything with her fingers. Even if she picked up the pieces of steaming hot porcelain or dipped her fingers into the hot soup, she could not feel any pain at all. Allen stood at the staircase, looking down at Madison as she ran her fingers back and forth over the steaming mess. His eyebrows knitted even tighter. After a while, Madison finished picking up all the pieces. She got up and realized that the man standing on the staircase was long gone. ‘Hah… What was I expecting? Did I expect him to help me or comfort me?’ She had completely woken up in that instant. How naive of her to think that Allen did not hate her so much just because of his thoughtless act at the restaurant. Madison hurriedly cleaned up the staircase and returned to the room to check her savings and contact list. ‘$30,000… What should I do?’ - It was a sleepless night for Madison. She had been thinking about the $30,000 and could not sleep well at all. In the end, she got up from her bed and went to the kitchen to get herself a cup of water. The first floor was dark, and the only light source came from the faint light at the staircase. Apparently, the light on the second floor was still on. ‘He hasn’t slept yet?’ That thought surfaced in Madison’s head. However, she soon chased the thought away as she felt it was not her business. Madison forced herself not to pay attention to the light from upstairs. She rummaged through the dark and walked to the kitchen to get herself a glass of water. She felt a lot better after drinking the water. When she was about to go back to her room by groping in the dark, she heard a loud thud from the second floor and froze. She subconsciously looked up toward the second floor. However, a voice rang out in her heart. ‘What are you doing? You should just mind your own business. Have you forgotten what he said to you? You’re not allowed to go to the second floor. It’s his private space. Right now, you should just ignore that and go back to your room to sleep.’ Madison listened to her inner voice and continued walking toward her room in the dark. When she arrived in front of her door, two loud noises that sounded as if something made of glass had shattered came from upstairs. ‘What is he doing upstairs?’ thought Madison. She knew that she should not worry about Allen, but there was no more noise from upstairs even after she had waited for a long time. The earlier noises were heavy, and a bad feeling rose from the bottom of her heart. In the end, Madison let out a sigh and decided to go upstairs to check on Allen. She gnashed her teeth and walked stiffly toward the second floor based on her memory. The second floor was more spacious than the first floor, and the only light came through the slit of an open door. ‘Isn’t that Allen’s room?’ “Mr. Whitlock? Are you there? Mr. Whitlock?” She called Allen several times, but there was no response from the bedroom. She pressed her lips into a slit, took a deep breath, and pushed the door open. When she opened the door, she was stunned by the scene in front of her.