Chapter 4: The Void Behind the Wall

My Husband Said Floor 4 Didn't Exist While Draining My $145,000 Savings—Until His Ex Revealed The 1912 Pact Sealed Above Our Bedroom

Chapter 1: The Missing Floor at 4:04 AM

Chapter 2: The Iron Threshold

Chapter 3: The Cold Corridor Choice

Chapter 4: The Void Behind the Wall

Chapter 5: The Memory of 1912

Chapter 6: The Inheritance of Debt

Chapter 7: The Unseen Witness

Chapter 8: The Confrontation at the Firm

Chapter 9: The Silver Pocket Watch

Chapter 10: The Corrupt Paperwork

Chapter 11: The Unquiet Spirit

Chapter 12: The Final Liquidation

Chapter 13: The Council at the Threshold

Chapter 14: Unlocking the Dark Floor

Chapter 16: Resolution Arc 1 — Build-Up

Chapter 17: Resolution Arc 2 — Climax

Chapter 18: Resolution Arc 3 — Immediate Aftermath

Chapter 19: Resolution Arc 4 — Epilogue (5 Years Later)

👉 Previous decision: You chose to force the rusted iron latch completely and step inside floor 4.

I jammed the crowbar into the rusted latch, twisting with all my strength. The ancient metal shrieked and bent, giving way. The iron door swung inward with a groan, revealing total darkness.

I stepped into the freezing corridor of floor 4, my flashlight beam cutting through the oppressive gloom. The iron door slammed shut behind me with a deafening click. I spun around, pushing at the heavy metal, but the handle had vanished entirely, replaced by smooth, cold brickwork.

Trapped.

My flashlight beam danced across dark room after dark room. Each one held old furniture, shrouded in white dust sheets, and stacks of financial ledgers dating back to 1912. The air was still, heavy with the scent of decay.

No stairs led down. No exit. Above me, the familiar heavy footsteps continued to echo endlessly, rhythmic and relentless.

Down below, in the living world, Julian told the building association that I had left in the middle of the night due to emotional distress. He claimed my childhood memories in group homes had finally made me lose touch with reality.

He liquidated my business accounts. My whereabouts became permanently unknown. The footsteps continued.

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