The elevator plunged from the 16th floor but thankfully halted on the 3rd floor.

Sadie dashed down the stairs to the first floor and then back up to the third.

Security personnel and maintenance technicians from the property management swiftly arrived. Together, they pried open the elevator doors and discovered Serena unconscious inside.The elevator plummeted straight from the 16th floor but, fortunately, stopped on the 3rd floor. Sadie ran down the stairs in one breath to the first floor and then back up to the third, where security staff and maintenance technicians from the property management arrived at the scene. They pried the elevator doors open and found Serena unconscious.

"Serena..." Sadie was desperate to rush over, but was restrained by two security guards. As another pair of guards pulled Serena out, they found she had no visible injuries.

Soon, the paramedics arrived and took both Serena and Sadie to the hospital. All the way there, Sadie held Serena's hand tightly, repeatedly telling herself, 'Serena willould be fine. S; she just hasd to be.' At the hospital..., t

The doctor examined Serena and informed Sadie, "Your friend has just fainted from the shock and weightlessness. There's nothing serious to worry about. She just needs some rest."

Sadie finally breathed a sigh of relief, and so did the property manager standing beside her.

Angry, Sadie demanded answers. "Mr. Morgan, why did the elevator malfunction? Thank goodness it stopped on the third floor. If it had fallen all the way to the bottom, my friend would have been a goner!"

"I'm reallySorry, so sorry, Sadie Miss Roth. Please calm down.," Mr. Morgan hastily explained, "We inspect the elevators daily. They are always functioning properly. Today's incident was unexpected, and we are just as perplexed as you are. An investigation is already underway, and we promise to provide you with an explanation."

While speaking, Mr. Morgan's phone rang. He answered the call urgently, and upon hearing the update, his face went pale. He immediately instructed, "Call the police, now!"

After giving a few instructions and hanging up, Mr. Morgan turned to Sadie and said, "We've found evidence of deliberate sabotage that caused the elevator to malfunction. The police have been notified." "Deliberate?" Sadie gasped. "Are the other elevators compromised, or was it just that one?"

"After the incident, we thoroughly checked all the other elevators. They are functioning normally. It seems to be just the elevator in your building," Mr. Morgan replied.

"Could it be targeted at me?" Fear crawled up Sadie's spine, and she suddenly remembered that as Serena was leaving, Coco had kept saying, "Bad person, bad person!bad people, bad people," possibly signaling the presence of suspicious individuals in the building.

Sadie had mistaken Coco's words, chastising it for referring to Serena as a bad person.

"It's entirely possible," Mr. Morgan cautiously said. "Mr. Clemens owns the entire building, and currently, you're the only resident on site. The caregivermedical staff across from you and your family members upstairs..." Sadie analyzed the situation with careful precision.

""The other party should know that the caregivermedical staff and he are not around. I'm the only one at home today,'" she mused. Normally, guests did not visit her home, so if it hadn't been for Serena's sudden visit, only Sadie herself would have used the elevator.

The thought made her shiver with fear. ""No, that's not right!. The kids, they would have used the elevator when they came back from school if Serena hadn't come and I hadn't gone downstairs!.""

In a panic, Sadie attempted to call Noah, but strangely, the call wouldn't connect. Her heartbeat quickened as she tried Nathan and Mia's phones next, only to be met with the same eerie silence.

Dialing the numbers of the three caregivers yielded no response either. Terror weakened her legs, nearly causing her to collapse.In a panic, Sadie tried calling Noah, but strangely, the call wouldn't go through. Her heartbeat quickened as she unsuccessfully attempted to reach Nathan and Mia's phones next. The same eerie silence met her when she dialed the numbers of the three doctors and nurses. Her legs grew weak with terror, nearly sending her collapsing to the floor. "Miss RothSadie, are you okay?" Mr. Morgan hurried to her side, offering support.

"Please, take care of Serena for me."

Leaving those words behind, Sadie dashed outside like a madwoman, racing to the hospital entrance to hail a cab, desperate to get to the kindergarten.

However, just as she reached for a taxi, a van screeched to a halt beside her. Two figures dressed in black leaped out, covering her mouth and nose with their hands, and forcibly ushered her into the vehicle.Leaving those words behind, Sadie dashed outside like a mad woman, running to the hospital entrance to hail a cab, desperate to get to the kindergarten. But just as she was about to get into a taxi, a van sped up to her; two figures dressed in black jumped out, clamped a hand over her mouth and nose, and forced her into the vehicle.

Sadie struggled furiously, but a pungent odor overtook her senses, and darkness swiftly followed as she lost consciousness.

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