Chapter 85
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“My father? What could you possibly know about my father?” Jack asked with suspicion.

“Carl Stanton is the one who locked us in this place,” Josh confessed.

“Just put that spoon down and let’s talk for a bit,” Bob requested.

Jack finally felt curious about what those old men were saying. Clearly, they weren’t crazy as he had thought. They weren’t deranged killers like the media had made the world believe.

He slowly lowered the spoon and decided to trust those three complete strangers he had never seen before.

“Good heavens,” Aaron exclaimed.

“I’m too old for this,” said Bob, placing a hand on his chest in relief.

“Who are you? And how did you end up locked in this place?” Jack asked, eager to get to the bottom of the mystery.

“We’ve got a lot to talk about, kid. We’d better head to the garden,” Josh said kindly.

Jack agreed and left the bathroom with the three men, walking to the gardens to sit and talk calmly.

“I’m glad you didn’t kill us,” Josh said as he sat down.

“You wouldn’t hav
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