"Huh?"
For a brief moment, Heddy's face stiffened after hearing the young woman's words, her expression gradually turning complicated.
'He's male, very handsome, and he's inside this video store… Who could it be? It's so hard to guess...'
As she thought about it, her eyes drifted toward the second floor without realizing it. Unfortunately, that small glance was immediately noticed by the two sisters standing before her.
"Understood. He's upstairs, right? Then let's go find him," The younger sister spoke calmly and began walking toward the stairs.
Heddy's heart skipped a beat. How could she possibly let them walk up just like that? If she failed to stop them, her job would definitely be at risk.
And if she lost this job, how would she ever get another chance to spend time with Wise?
She quickly reached out to block the girl, but before her hand could even reach its target, the young woman had already appeared on the staircase.
Heddy blinked in shock, staring at her empty hand before lifting her gaze to the girl already halfway up the stairs.
"Wait, miss! The second floor is a private area. You aren't allowed up there!"
The warning didn't work at all. The younger sister continued walking as if she hadn't heard a thing.
The older sister also noticed the grave expression on her younger sister's face. Knowing her sibling's personality, such a look could only mean that something serious had happened.
She no longer cared about etiquette or the possibility of exposing their identities. If something had truly happened to that man, they might have no choice but to return to the Hollow.
"Miss, please rest assured. We came because he is very important to us."
As soon as the older sister finished speaking, her figure flashed, and she followed her younger sister to the second floor, leaving Heddy standing there alone, lost in thought.
'What's going on? Could those sisters also be the boss's… I never thought someone who looks so proper on the surface could actually be this promiscuous behind the scenes.'
Even as she thought that, she remembered that he had been pretty promiscuous before, too, though that wasn't what mattered right now.
Watching the two sisters disappear upstairs, Heddy suddenly remembered that Ellen was still up there with Wise.
As an adult, Heddy already had a good idea of what the two of them were about to do based on what she had seen earlier.
Judging by their tone, it was obvious that neither of them knew the other existed.
What was even stranger was that although the sisters clearly knew Wise, they couldn't even say his name.
'Could it be that he had started relationships with them and then disappeared? The kind where he didn't even leave behind his name?'
The more Heddy thought about it, the more shocked she became. At the same time, another thought surfaced in her mind as she imagined what would happen when the three women finally ran into each other.
'Isn't this the classic caught-in-the-act scenario?!'
Heddy quickly took out her phone and sent a message to Belle, who was still outside, explaining the extremely dangerous situation currently happening in the store.
Meanwhile, on the second floor, the two sisters stood outside Wise's room, listening intently to the sounds coming from within.
"Sister, he seems to be in danger right now. Let's go in and save him!" The younger sister's delicate face showed a hint of anxiety.
Just moments ago, she had clearly heard words like "be careful," "sharp," and "too hard!" coming from the room, which made her heart skip a beat.
At the same time, she sensed another presence inside.
Wasn't it the girl she had fought before in the Hollow? She was especially dangerous.
After hearing her younger sister's words, the older sister acted without hesitation, striking the door directly with her palm.
With a loud bang, the locked door was forced open. Fortunately, the door itself was sturdy enough. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been just the lock that broke.
As the door burst open, several sounds immediately followed from inside the room: startled gasps and the rustling of blankets.
The two sisters rushed in and quickly saw Wise on the large bed not far away, his chest exposed, while his lower body was covered by a blanket.
Beside him was Ellen, completely wrapped in the blanket with only her small head peeking out.
Both of them looked extremely displeased by the sudden intrusion, especially Ellen, who clenched her sharp teeth as if she wanted to bite something out of frustration.
At that moment, the older sister, who had clearly seen the situation in the room, froze.
Then, as if suddenly remembering something, she quickly turned her gaze away and lowered her head.
Such a strong reaction. Even through the veil, it was easy to see the young woman's blushing face.
The younger sister had clearly not expected the room to look like this. In her mind, the two people inside should have already been locked in a fierce battle.
So why were they lying peacefully in bed instead? And what exactly were those strange noises they had heard just moments ago?
Before the young woman could even ask, Wise reacted.
He quickly sorted through his thoughts, confirming that he had never even met these two young women before.
Immediately afterward, anger rose in his chest. With the force they used to blow the door open, if he hadn't stayed calm, he might have been scared half to death.
"Who are you? Why are you trespassing?"
Wise's anger was clear in his voice, and the two young women who heard it were immediately startled, instinctively pulling their pets closer as if seeking comfort.
A moment later, after Wise and Ellen had finished tidying themselves up, everyone gathered together.
The sisters who had suddenly burst in now sat across from Wise, along with Belle, who had rushed back after hearing the news.
Once everyone was seated, they began questioning the sisters, with Wise speaking first.
"Let me repeat my previous question. Who are you?"
"I don't know..." the younger sister replied.
Her answer immediately made the other three frown.
Belle leaned forward slightly and asked, "Then why are you looking for my brother?"
At first, she suspected that her brother might have secretly gotten involved with these twin sisters behind her back.
But the more she thought about it, the less it made sense. The situation had already reached this point. If it truly was something her brother had done, there was no way he could keep denying it.
This time, the older sister responded calmly.
"Because he is very important to us."
"Yes, my sister is right. He is the most important person in our lives. He is the meaning of our existence," the younger sister added.
To her, those words were completely literal. Without Wise, they wouldn't even exist as they do now.
But she never expected that such a statement would make Ellen and Belle misunderstand the situation.
At first, the two believed this was nothing more than a misunderstanding. However, after hearing those words, it suddenly seemed possible that Wise was hiding something.
If that was true, then there was no way he would escape so easily.
It was the perfect chance to interrogate him.
With that thought, the two women slowly turned their eyes toward Wise beside them, one wearing a strange expression while the other looked oddly excited.
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