The Billionaire Twins Need A New Mommy! novel Chapter 616

Chapter 616: Never disappoint to disappoints.

[Haji]

Scarlet, Chuck, Tyga (their tech guy), and Kean (their medic) sat in the large cage they were in. All four of them looked bored, merely watching Haji try to unlock the padlock of their cage.

Earlier, some guys had come in here after Jarvis.

For a moment, they thought those men had come to take them. However, the men only came in, looked at them, and then left. Once they did, Haji loosened his ropes and checked the surroundings, telling them that those same guys were now standing guard outside.

Since then, no one had come for whatever reason.

Hence, they had been stuck in here with Haji, having only a bit more freedom than the four corners of the cage they were in. Haji had been trying, but this place was just too empty. He tried using everything he could—snipping parts of the wooden divan in the room and scraping dry grout from between the tiles.

All of them, including Haji, knew those things wouldn’t unlock the cage, but trying was still something.

"If we already have a plan, shouldn’t we just go with it?" Chuck clicked his tongue. "Watching you hurts me more, you know? Just stop that—it’s stupid!"

As his voice echoed, Haji stopped trying to pick the lock with a thin piece of wood. He lifted his gaze to Chuck. Not just him, the other three also turned to Chuck without saying a word.

Chuck cleared his throat and leaned back. "What?" he asked. "He’s just exhausting himself—I’m just concerned! We already agreed to do the plan he proposed, so why not just go with it?"

Tyga, their tech guy, scoffed in disbelief. He was well aware that Chuck was insufferable and had a big mouth. The guy wasn’t famous for any achievements, but he was notorious for stirring trouble.

As for Kean, he opened his mouth, only to shut it again. In the end, he shook his head, realizing there was no point. Arguing with Chuck was like voluntarily chipping away at his brain cells bit by bit.

"He’s right."

Surprisingly, Scarlet nodded at Chuck, then turned to Haji.

"Stop that now. Just because you have more freedom than us doesn’t mean you should parade it."

Haji ran his tongue along his inner cheek as he looked at Scarlet. His mouth parted, then pressed into a thin line. He narrowed his eyes, studying her in a way that made one wonder what was going through his mind.

Scarlet arched a brow, hiding her growing intrigue at the way he was looking at her.

"It’s futile," she said. "These people—especially Jarvis—wouldn’t leave anything here that you could use to escape. He looks like the type who wouldn’t slip up like that. So conserve your energy while you can."

Haji let go of the padlock. Still crouching, he cupped his cheek, then slowly slid his palm to cover his mouth.

"Do you... do you care for me?" he gasped, eyes wide.

Scarlet huffed sharply, leaning closer with slightly narrowed eyes. "One more reason you should stop is this—if you manage to open this damn cage, I’ll let you see death’s door. Just a glimpse. After all, I can’t kill the Madam’s bestie." 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

"That’s right," Haji nodded. "Because one of the execution styles that pig enjoys the most is watching people burn alive. From what I heard him say, their screams just sound... different."

"In other words," he continued, "even if we get out of this place—and even with the plan I told you—I still need this lock open. Otherwise, it might take me forever to force this cage apart... especially when it starts burning."

His words echoed as they stared at him blankly. Now they understood why Haji had been trying to open the lock, even using useless scraps out of sheer desperation.

"But since you guys—"

Before Haji could finish, Chuck suddenly lurched forward.

He grabbed the metal bars, shoving his face between the gaps. "Why the hell are you only saying that now?! Are you crazy?! Unlock this cage—I don’t care how you do it! Open this cage!"

Surely, Chuck... never disappoint to disappoints.

"At this point," Tyga muttered to himself. "I think one of us crossed Baby because if not for him, this guy wouldn’t be here."

And in a way, Haji scrunched up his nose as he remembered how he laughed during their journey here. Because now, it felt like this was his karma for laughing at other people’s misfortunes.