Chapter 218

Chapter 218

"Remember I told you about that day I saw him at the most hidden bookshelf in the back of the library? But that was the only time. After that, I never saw Gabriel at school again. I thought he had moved on and left. Who knew he was still here, refusing to leave?"

"Ever since that incident, I've been regretting it. If I had forced him to come home and rest for a while, maybe none of this would have happened..."

Charles looked at the middle-aged woman's pained expression and stepped forward to console her. "Actually, yesterday afternoon when we left the library, we saw him by the window on the second floor... but it seemed like he didn't want to disturb you or let you see him."

"If Gabriel is really the good kid you say he is, then I think he's avoiding you for some unavoidable reason."

After Charles finished speaking, the middle-aged woman wiped the corner of her eye with her finger and gave a bitter smile. "Unavoidable reason? What kind of unavoidable reason could Gabriel have? I've always believed he wouldn't do those things. If it wasn't for me..."

Charles shook his head. "That's just your perspective. But from Gabriel's point of view, he feels he's let you down after three years of your recognition and care, and he feels guilty for the help and guidance you've given him..."

"Because of his unresolved resentment, he's become a vengeful spirit wandering the campus, chosen by the room and forced to stay at the school, killing... Maybe everything he's done wasn't what he wanted, but he's been controlled and is no longer himself. If you can help him let go of his obsession, maybe you can break the curse and free him."

The middle-aged woman was momentarily stunned by Charles's words, then suddenly understood the deeper meaning.

The others had already told her most of what had happened recently.

"Who would have thought that Gabriel's mother's dying wish would become the chain that binds him, preventing his release? But what can I do to see Gabriel?" The middle-aged woman said.

The group exchanged glances, and finally, Charles spoke up. "Tonight, if you stay with us and go to the abandoned dormitory, you'll see Gabriel."

"If I may ask, what's your name?"

The middle-aged woman paused for a moment before replying. "My name is Mabel Simpson."

Finally, night fell.

The group anxiously waited in the open space outside the abandoned dormitory. When it was ten minutes to midnight, they encouraged each other and walked into the dormitory, choosing the same room.

If they could safely make it through the night, they would complete the room task by tomorrow.

But if anything went wrong, they might all perish tonight.

The four of them huddled together in the same room, silently watching the time on their watches.

Because they had life-saving Eerie Artifacts, Charles wasn't particularly nervous.

He looked at Wilhelmina and Elijah, who were also calm.

From the beginning, when this couple chose to separate from the main group and rest on the third floor, Charles had suspected they had some kind of life-saving Eerie Artifacts, and not just one.

However, among the four, Briar was the most nervous because she had nothing to protect her.

To survive last night, she had used her only Eerie Artifact.

If it hadn't been for that mask that could hide her presence, there would have been three deaths instead of two.

With her only Eerie Artifact now useless, if they couldn't find an exit tonight, Briar would be the one to die!

Soon, the clock struck midnight.

Seeing the watch display exactly twelve, Briar bit her lower lip until it bled, her hands twisted together in anxiety. "It's coming..."