Chapter 156: Is someone here?

"You're talking as if I had died. Those who leave the country can come back, you know," Bastion chuckled as he pressed the doorbell of the house. 

"Is Ryder home?" he asked Alice.

"He should be inside," She replied to him.

The door still wasn't opened, though. Bastion pressed the rang bell again.

"He might have fallen asleep," Alice said as she pressed the bell this time.

"Alright. It looks like we'll have to use the spare key," she muttered. "Can you all move back?"

The others stepped back. Alice raised the welcome mat and picked up an old and dusted key.

She inserted the key into the keyhole, but the door was opened before she could open it.

Ryder had opened the door. He was in his casual clothes, entirely calm.

"Are we having a party? Why are all of you here?" Ryder asked in surprise as he saw all of them.

"I forgot something."

"I need to get your signature on something."

"We are here to talk to you."