86 The Promotion Test.

Only when the trio had gone upstairs did the old woman relax a little, but she was still anxious about their situation.

"Will it be alright, Irvin?"

Listening to the worried tone of his wife, Irvin had ripples of emotions pass through him before he took her hands in his.

"Haley, I don't think there is any danger. If they wanted to harm us, you could also feel that pressure. Do you think we would even have a chance to escape?"

"...I understand."- Irvin's reassuring words calmed Haley down as the former continued;

"Even if they do have bad intentions, at least we will die together..."- Irvin tightened his grip on her hands. He embraced Haley in a warm hug; they stayed like this for a little while before some customers came, and they returned to their things.