Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 1689

Chapter 1689: Out

There were some interesting notes and documentations, ledgers in the safety deposit boxes beyond the secret door. And since Atlas and Dean were worried that whoever was breaking through the vault earlier would eventually find this secret passage — probably faster than they did — they took a few of them.

They didn’t overstay their welcome and followed the path ahead.

The secret passage was undeniably a long journey. Neither Atlas nor Dean had any idea where this would lead them. Heck. They weren’t even sure if this might end with another dead end. However, while they might not have been optimistic, they also didn’t let negativity linger.

For them, this would eventually lead to somewhere based on their calculation.

If they were right, they would end up somewhere.

And they were right.

After what felt like an eternity, both men stopped before a long and narrow stair. Some light bulbs were placed with wide gaps from each other on the wall, flickering — the light dancing on their faces.

Atlas glanced at Dean, and the latter quietly nodded at him.

Without a word, both men snapped their eyes ahead and trudged up the stairs. Every step echoed louder than the last, their breathing heavy and calculated.

Soon, Atlas stopped, eyes upward.

"Another hatch door?" he muttered, pulling his phone out to light up since his shadow was blocking its entirety. "Hold this."

Atlas handed his phone to Dean, who didn’t complain but complied. The latter lit up what was above them, until they caught a lever.

"I just hope this doesn’t have a lock," Dean commented, almost holding his breath as he watched Atlas reach for the lever.

Clack.

Hearing it click loudly was akin to a thorn being pulled out from their throats. Without wasting another second, Atlas pushed up the hatch door from the inside and crawled his way out.

Once he reached the surface, Dean quickly followed along.

"So, where are we...?" Dean trailed off as his head first popped out of the short ladder. He looked around, his brows knitted in confusion.

What was outside the hatch door they came from was another space. But unlike all the spaces they saw so far, this one was narrow. Just a square little space for one person to comfortably be in. Two people would fit, but it would obviously restrict movements.

Atlas eyed what looked like a door. After all, the one near where the underground entrance was was nothing but a concrete wall. He could be wrong, though, but he was certain Jonathan wouldn’t put another secret door on there unless he had no other choice.

Dean slowly crawled his way out of the hatch door, sitting on the surface, his feet dangling over it.

"I think that’s the door," he commented, only to hear Atlas’s remark: "It is the door. That’s why I’m looking at it."

Verify captcha to read the contentVerify