Shane did not stop her from doing so, hence Natalie walked out to the entrance of the factory.
When she reached the door, though, she noticed that the initially ajar door was now closed. A bad feeling suddenly rose in her heart as she looked at the closed door.
Don’t tell me it’s bolted from the outside?
The thought made Natalie dashed to the door and grabbed the doorknob. To her horror, the doorknob couldn’t be twisted open at all.
They were really locked in for real.
Shane came over when he heard the noise. His face darkened when he realized the situation they were in. “The door can’t be opened?”
Natalie nodded. “It’s locked from the outside.”
“I expected this.” Shane was not the least bit surprised by the incident.
Hearing his statement, Natalie let go of the doorknob and turned to him. “You know the door has been locked?”
Shane nodded while tapping on the door. “The phone signal was still on when Joyce was here. Our signal only went off after she left. Obviously, someone doesn’t want us to contact anyone outside of this factory. If I’m not wrong, a signal jammer must be installed outside of this room.
“A signal jammer.” Natalie frowned at his deduction.
Shane then added while keeping his phone, “Most signal jammers available in the market will only work on one single floor, or one house. It shouldn’t be able to block off phone signals on a large area.”
“Then what should we do now? We can’t go out, and we can’t contact anyone now.” Natalie pulled her hair in frustration.
Shane returned to the room instead. “Well, there’s no use panicking now. We should be vigilant of what’s going to happen later on.”
Natalie felt her heart drop at his words. “Do you mean we’re going to be in danger, Mr. Shane?”
“Very likely. Otherwise, why are we locked here?” Shane replied with a heavy tone.
Natalie followed him back with eyes full of regret. “I’m so sorry for dragging you into trouble with me, Mr. Shane.”
“Oh, it’s nothing. I’m the one who refused to leave, anyway.” Shane flattened a used box and sat on it. He then patted the space beside him and asked, “Aren’t you tired of standing all this while? Come and have a seat. Whatever danger that’s going to come, we’ll face it together.”
Natalie let out a helpless chuckle before sitting beside him.
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