Chapter 728 - Guests at the Cliffside Villa (5) (1/2)

Dinner went relatively well.

Sarah's fear of not having enough food because of unexpected last-minute four people disappeared when she saw a full table of visually delectable dishes. The food was delicious and there was plenty of it. Again, she can only praise Aiden for selecting and training the staff.

Aiden and Sarah spoke a bit between themselves, but they mostly kept busy with food and wondered what motives these six people have to gather in their home. Sophia and Felix are invited, so it is not strange that they are here, but others… that's a different story.

Jarred didn't talk much. He was mostly observing people.

Charlie and Felix chatted like they are best friends. Charlie is familiar with mechanics and they found an intersection of interests.

Oscar and Edward talked in their usual reserved manner when strangers are in the vicinity, while Elanor and Stella chatted like no one else is there, mostly about the upcoming wedding.

Sarah observed time and smiled. ”They should be waking up about now.”, she whispered to Aiden.

He knows that she is talking about four people they have locked inside VR room.

Both of them wanted to go downstairs and see their reaction, but they can't do it since there are guests in the house, and they need to play hosts. They will need to be satisfied with watching the recording, later.

…

Down on the sixth level underground, in the VR room…

Lazo was first to stir up. He opened his eyes and observed his surroundings. ”What the…?”

Lazo could not believe that he woke up in something what looks like an ancient-style dungeon. Walls are made out of irregular almost-square-shaped dark rocks, there are no windows… there is a sound of water dripping… he saw that in one corner, water is dripping from the ceiling, creating a puddle on the floor which is draining who knows where… There are some things on the wall, and upon closer inspection he saw that they are some middle-age style shackles, chains. Squeaking sound from the back got his attention and he craned his neck to see… rats! Several of them gnawing on something that looks like a human bone which is next to a skull.

”Aaaahhhhh!”, Mila's shrill scream filled up the space. Her back was turned to Lazo and she was facing the sight of rats going in and out the human skull through the eye socket.

Simo and Pavle also woke up, probably because of the noise Mila made.

It took them a while to realize that they are all tied up in the middle of the dungeon room and they can't budge. Their arms and legs are tied up together and secured to the floor, so they can't reach to untie each other. They are unable even to sit up. Very uncomfortable.

”Where are we?”, Simo asked weakly.

”I don't know… but it does not look good.”, Lazo answered with a shaky voice.

”How did we end up here?”, Pavle asked.

They confirmed that no one remembers.

They sat in silence staring at their surroundings for some time before they started to recollect what happened in the hospital.

”Why you didn't join us outside?”, Lazo asked Pavle.

Pavle sneered. ”You three escaped! Sophia's husband jumped on me, and I thought I had him until another guy appeared.”

”Escaped? Does this look like we escaped?”, Simo hissed.

”This would not happen if we had a better plan in place. And who is the smartass who decided to go and attack one of Milena's daughters?” Mila was quick to put the blame on Lazo. But she is not completely wrong. Lazo was the one itchy to go and snatch Sophia thinking that everything will run smoothly.