Gerald gulped and tried to keep his voice calm.“Look, chill. Just wait.”Jeff stared at him in disbelief. “Wait? Chill?”His grip tightened around Gerald's shirt.“You hit me, you bastard! You actually dared to hit me, and now you're standing here telling me to chill?”Hannah's expression immediately changed. She looked between the two men, realizing there was clearly something serious between them.“Jeff, can you please just calm—”“Fuck! Don't tell me to calm down!” Jeff snapped.He pointed angrily at Gerald.“I even saw that video of him pleading and begging. He's a lowlife, and he still dared to put his hands on me! I already told you, any day I see you again, I'll make you regret it.”Jeff's face twisted into a cruel smile.“And now my father is here. Consider yourself finished.”Gerald sighed. He knew exactly who Jeff's father was.Senator Downey.Gerald didn't have the power to fight someone with that kind of influence, especially not here, surrounded by powerful guests. He cou

Hannah sighed as she stared at the violent snowfall beyond the entrance.“This is crazy. Why is it snowing this hard this season, huh? I cannot even go home now.”The snow was already piling up across the mountain road, burying the path beneath a thick white blanket. The wind was so fierce that it sent clouds of snow sweeping across the entrance like smoke.Gerald remained calm. “You should wait here until it dies down,” he said.Hannah looked at him, then back at the storm. She knew he was right.With the road disappearing beneath the snow, there was no way she could safely drive down the mountain.She sighed again. “Of course. I do not really have a choice, do I?”Gerald shook his head. Hannah turned and walked back inside with him.Janet, however, remained outside. She stood beneath the sheltered balcony, staring at the sky while occasionally glancing at the time on her phone.Gerald had told her something would happen around ten o’clock.At first, she had not completely believed

Two weeks passed.Just as Gerald had expected, the bunker remained completely peaceful. While the world outside had been swallowed by an endless winter, life inside the bunker had almost become comfortable.The contrast was almost ridiculous.Outside, temperatures had continued falling, roads had disappeared beneath layers of snow, and countless people were struggling to survive. Inside the bunker, however, everyone had slowly returned to their normal routines.They played games, watched movies, exercised, cooked together, and spent hours talking. Sometimes, the guards even gathered around the table and joked with one another about how lucky they had been to accept Gerald's offer.One of them leaned back in his chair one evening and laughed."Honestly, taking this job was the best decision of my life."Another guard nodded. "Forget the salary. I'd work for free if it means I can stay here."Everyone laughed. Gerald couldn't help smiling when he heard them.The temperature had improve

The guards released Feran and Jude onto the frozen ground. The moment they were pushed away from the entrance, the outer door immediately began closing behind them.“Please! Wait!” Jude screamed.His voice disappeared beneath the heavy mechanical sound of the door sealing shut. Within seconds, the entrance was completely closed, separating the two men from the warmth and safety of the bunker.Gerald didn't bother looking through the cameras to see what happened to them. He had already made his decision, and whatever happened outside was no longer his responsibility.He simply turned around and walked back into the living area.Hannah and Janet immediately approached him.“Gerald, are you okay?” Hannah asked worriedly.Janet moved closer as well. “Are you sure you're fine? You were almost stabbed.”“I’m fine,” Gerald replied, although he was still slightly shaken by how suddenly everything had happened.The two women began moving around him, trying to get him something to drink and mak

A moment later, the speaker suddenly crackled to life. Then a familiar voice echoed through the ruined building.“Hannah, what the fuck are you doing here?”Hannah's eyes widened..She immediately recognized the voice.“Tina! Tina, are you there?” she exclaimed excitedly. “Are you safe? Is Mom and Dad there? What about the others?”There was a brief silence before Tina's voice came through again. “Yes! We're here, and we're safe!” Tina shrieked. “But what the heck are you doing here? Answer my question!”Hannah breathed a sigh of relief. At least they were alive. “Look,” Hannah said. “Open the door. I have something to tell you.”“What's that!”.“I have somewhere safer…”. Gerald's expression tightened the moment he heard those words.He already knew what Hannah was about to say.He had no intention of bringing the Hills family back to his bunker. He had planned to use it to make the people who had wronged him suffer. The Hills family was one of them. But he couldn't openly tell Hanna