As he rode the elevator down to Karina’s room floor, he dialed her number again-still no answer.
Reaching her room, he put down his phone and rang the doorbell, but Karina didn’te out.
Worried, Barlow banged on the door and called out loudly, “Karina! Are you in there? What happened? Answer me!”
In the bathroom, Karina was trying to figure out how to get out when she heard a faint noise outside.
She paused, trying to recognize the sound, and realized someone was knocking on the door.
She listened to the voice and recognized it at once.
Banging the bathroom door, she shouted, “Carlow! I’m in the bathroom.
I can’t get out.
Can you hear me? Please send some help!”
The bathroom could as well have been soundproofed to perfection.
In that bathroom, Karina was privy to the outsidemotion, while Barlow, on the other hand, couldn’t catch a single word from Karina.
His expression turned graver by the moment.
He rode the elevator down to the front desk and gave the receptionist an exnation of the situation.
The receptionist wasted no time, promptly dispatching someone to apany Barlow upstairs, armed with a spare room card.
As soon as the door creaked open, Barlow barged in.
“Karina, are you in here?”
Meanwhile, Karina, ear pressed against the door, strained to catch any sound, her heart pounding with apprehension.
She assumed Carlow had given up and walked away.
That was why she nearly leaped for joy when hearing his voice again.
“Carlow, I’m here! Please, open the door!”
Barlow was searching the room for her when he heard her cry.Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.
He made a beeline for the bathroom door, reaching out to twist the handle, only to find the door obstinately jammed.
It appeared that she had been trapped inside all along, which exined herck of response to phone calls and messages.
“Unlock the door.
”
Barlow directed the apanying waiter to open the door but to no avail.
“Step aside.
”
After a brief pause, Barlow motioned for the waiter to clear the way.