d the blanket tightly around her and cautiously waited for the intruder to approach. The footstep

termine. The child appeared to be about eight or nine years old, wrapped in an incredibly thick winter coat that turned them into

pink lips were slightly parted. All of this made it impossible for Flora to determine whether the child was a boy

he child, upon seeing Flora, walked over and stood in front of her, eyeing her intentl

an adorable child that she couldn't find any reason to hate him. Besides, he called that man

me superhero or Ultraman. He had to gather the courage to sneak into the control room, turn off the air conditioning, and wrap

sked, not answering his question, and voiced

adow of that evil man on his face once again. She quic

ested in a disgruntled tone. How could

e where this place is?

to Flora's ear, and said, "I'll tell you a way to escape. It's right under the plum tree in the backyard. If you cli

th a sense of pride, as if escaping

g utterly incredulous. Could what he said b

sly asked, "Is

ars picked up a faint sound of a car outside. He muttered to himself, "Oh no, Hercules i

r was about to close, he stuck his little head back i

Flora replied wit

er nodding in acknowledgment, the little head that was wedg

Was there truly an escape route? His eyes looked so innocent, nothing like the eyes of a liar. In any ca

tion the pain she was in. She barely had the strength to get out of bed, but she had to try if she

picked up the meal and devoured it, bite after bite. After days of starving, ev

and she no longer felt too weak to stand. The temperature in the room dropped again, she

took a warm bath to warm herself. She searched through all the wardrobes, but couldn't find a single pi

hought to herself. The way he impris

armth. She remembered Nancy's words, telling her to get better quickly to do some work. If she

ooking at the clean and empty plates. She sneered and said, "Weren't you adamant about

an to clear away the dishes. Flora paid no attention to her tau

be in such a hurry, is there?" Nancy observed

d and calmly said, "I

Are you thinking about getting out? Well, you can wait. I'll go back and think it over before

rdly. She wasn't in a rush to leave this freezing