Chapter 4

The air suddenly went quiet.

Linda seemed to be seriously considering the feasibility of killing me.

I was so scared that cold sweat poured from my palms. I held my breath tightly, my brain racing.

If they made their move now, even if I had to jump from the second-floor balcony and break my leg, I had to take that chance.

“No.”

Linda suddenly scolded in a low voice, interrupting Jason’s murderous intent.

“This damn girl said she’s having a renovation company come tomorrow to fix the leak.”

“If we kill her now and someone comes tomorrow to find no one home and calls the police, we’ll all be exposed.”

She paused, her tone revealing cunning malice.

“After tomorrow, once we’ve dealt with the renovation people, it won’t be too late to kill her slowly.”

Linda stared hard at Jason, warning him sternly again.

“When the renovation company comes tomorrow, you all stay in the basement. Don’t even fart.”

“I’ll lock the basement security door from the outside beforehand and take the key with me.”

“It’s a security door. No one can open it without the key.”

“She never goes to the basement anyway. As long as I’m not home, there’s no way she can discover you.”

Jason nodded repeatedly in agreement.

“Okay, okay, whatever you say. Let’s go.”

Hearing the door close, I kept my eyes tightly shut, not daring to even flutter my eyelashes, continuing to pretend to sleep.

A full half hour passed.

Just when I was about to open my eyes —

A breath suddenly came close, bringing bad breath with it.

“Looks like she really didn’t wake up.”

Jason’s voice was right next to me. I pinched my thigh to force myself to stay calm.

Linda breathed a sigh of relief.

“Alright, let’s go. That lobster is almost done.”

The door closed again.

To be safe, I endured another half hour in the darkness, making sure no one was speaking anymore before I finally dared to slowly open my eyes.

I grabbed my phone. The blinding bright screen showed: 4:30 AM.

I wiped the drool from my nose, hatred surging like lava in my heart.

Fine. Since you parasites want to kill me, don’t blame me for being ruthless.

I sent a message to the renovation team leader.

“Zack, bring plenty of cement and sand tomorrow morning. I want to completely seal up that abandoned basement in my house.”