My knees shook viciously as I tried to get out of the car. It wasn't because I was nervous or anything. It was because Doyoung tried to drive past the speed limits which made it very difficult for me physically. Jaemin had felt the same as it took us a few seconds to re-cooperate before we managed to make it to the front gate of Jeno's palace. Doyoung stared at the both of us, as he soon kept ringing the bell but no one came to the door. Donghyuck didn't pick up. Jisung didn't pick up. Jeno didn't pick up.

My phone felt even more useless as we all stood out the front gate with nervousness. Doyoung grunted angrily before he kicked the gate with fury as he muttered, "There has to be another way inside."

"What about the side gates?"

"They're all locked as well. I know that they keep it locked."

My foot tapped anxiously against the gate as we tried to figure out different options to get inside. Someone drew us out of our misery as the side door opened with a lady peering out of the gate. She signaled us to come towards her, and all three of us ran over without a second thought. She asked nervously, "The door was broken as the grand master is not in a great mood. What is your business today?"

I spoke up before the other two, "Did Donghyuck and Jisung come?"

"They have made their way inside..about an hour ago."

My hands shook terribly as I felt an uneasy feeling within my stomach. Jaemin looked over at me with an uneasy expression as Doyoung asked in our place, "We have to get inside, can you let us in?"

"If grand master sees you all, he will not forgive me."

"We will remember your gratitude, we're here to save our friends."

The working lady pondered for a few seconds before deciding to fully open the side gate. We all thanked her immediately and quietly slipped our way inside the house. The house was completely silent as there wasn't a single footstep or soul within the living room nor kitchen. Not even a single maid or butler was within sight as everyone was trying to figure out where they may be. I have never been inside Jeno's place but the other two seemed to know where everything was located.

I sighed heavily when the working lady approached us quietly. "They're in the basement."

Doyoung widened his eyes in response as he asked a little too loudly, "Where?!"

She hushed him immediately as Jaemin placed his arm around my shoulder in an assuring way. Doyoung knew that it wasn't as I was not sure about what was happening. However, someone was walking down the hallways as the lady urgently pushed us towards the kitchen as we all hid under the countertops to not be seen. There was a wall between the countertops and the dining area which thankfully kept us hidden. The lady bowed immediately and nervously spoke up, "Hello.."

"What was that noise, is someone here?"

It was a male's voice as I immediately recognized who it was. The lady shook her head and replied back, "I was calling my husband, and I accidentally placed him on speakerphone."

The man seemed to have believe her words as Mr. Lee replied back with a threatening tone, "I know that you are well-aware..if anyone comes into the household, you will be facing great charges. That's why I placed you in charge and dismissed the others."

"I'm well aware. I'm going to be heading to the market right now to buy some groceries. Would you like anything?"

"Your cooking is always a delight, surprise me. But make sure not to feed anyone else."

"Yes sir."

I bit my lip in surprise as my eyes watered immediately with worry. Everyone seemed to be afraid of his presence as Mr. Lee walked out of the kitchen and back down the hallways. We scrambled out from the countertops as the maid lady has disappeared without another word. Doyoung lead us to where the basement door was which was close to where Mr. Lee's office was. His laughter echoed from his office as there were also other people within the room, and I believe they were all women. A disgusting creature.

Doyoung helped open the door quietly as the door creaked softly due to the heaviness of the door. We made sure to stay quiet as we didn't want Mr. Lee to barge out of his room. Leading us down the empty, creepy cement hallways of the basement, we approached a room that had a lock in front of it. Jaemin searched for the keys as I tried to open it with all my might. Doyoung found a nearby screwdriver as he tried to pry the lock open by jamming the keyhole of the lock. However, Jaemin made us all back up the door as he found a heavy piece of clement stuck on the bottom of the staircases. He threw it at the lock which forced it to open loudly, as the sound of the scene didn't matter anymore. Opening the door, I ran inside as I gasped at the horrid scene played out.

The mother was lying on the floor.
Youngho and Jaehyun were locked onto a chair, weakly looking at us.
Donghyuck was hugging Jisung tightly in the corner.

And Jeno...was knocked out on the floor with massive bruises on his face.

The sight of the family made my knees go weak as I fell onto floor with no words coming out my mouth. Everyone's attention was on me as Donghyuck turned his head and widened his eyes at the sight of me. He immediately let go of Jisung who was confusingly staring at me as the tears rolled down my cheeks nonstop as Donghyuck helped me back up. I cradled the other's face with worry as my fingers gently traced the bruises that his face had been painted in. Doyoung had helped up the two other brothers as Jaemin hugged Jisung tightly to comfort him. Donghyuck helped his mother up as I made my way over to Jeno, who didn't respond to any calls that I did. I gently helped pick him up as Doyoung and Jaemin soon replaced me by carrying him.

He soon regained his consciousness as he demanded to be put back down and that he could walk. Doyoung and Jaemin placed him back down onto the ground as he stumbled to rest his back against the wall. His prideful ego still showed through as he asked angrily, "What are you guys doing here?"

I rolled my eyes annoyingly as Donghyuck replied back in an angered tone, "They're here to help. Stop fucking think you're on the top of the world or something."

Their mother whimpered quietly as Jisung made his way over and helped her stand up as he wasn't as hurt as the others. Youngho hushed us all down as he spoke up with a nervous tone, "Father has security guards. They will find us. Get to the top of the ground and escape. This is monstrosity."

Jaehyun pushed his way all between us as he was the first one to walk towards the exit. He carefully opened the door to make sure that the study room was still occupied before finally escaping down the hallways. Jisung and his mother went next as Youngho soon followed pursuit after them. Jaemin helped Jeno walk towards the stairs despite the other complaining and angrily trying to refuse his help. Donghyuck and I were the last ones to leave as Donghyuck leaned over to smile weakly, "You didn't trust me?"

"I knew this would happen. Yeji made me change my mind."

"It's all going to disappear in a few days."

He clutched onto his side on the growing pain from earlier and I stopped him from speaking. We finally made it across the hallways as we finally exited the hell-like home for them. Youngho and Jaehyun had opened the gates as Jisung helped his mother walk outside. Jaemin and Jeno waited for us despite Jeno's annoying attitude to not get help. We thought we would be safe, but we heard the door open as Mr. Lee drunkenly yelled angrily, "Where the fuck do you guys think you're going?!"