Chapter 17 The crowded hallway of General Hospital reeked of disinfectant . [ ] When Riley rushed to the room , Ethan had already contacted a specialist to examine her mother . ]] " Who's this young man ? " her mother asked weakly , looking at Ethan . [] " A classmate from college , " Riley wiped her sweat , " He helped me get in touch with Dr. Peterson . " [ ] Ethan bowed politely : " Hello , matom I'm Ethan Mitchell . " || For the next three days , Ethan was constantly busy helping them . ] He pulled strings to get the best room , bought the freshest fruit every morning , and even learned massage techniques to help ease Riley's mother's pain . [ ] " Ethan , " her mother said on discharge day , suddenly taking his hand , " I can tell you're a good kid . " [ ] She placed Riley's hand in Ethan's palm : " My daughter's quiet , but she has the softest heart . Please … take care of her . " [ ] Ethan's ears turned red , but he nodded seriously : " Don't worry . " I She clutched the discharge papers , her face burning up . ] … 1 In the escape room's security office , a staff member was organizing archived footage from three months ago . ] The storage was full , and he planned to delete some old videos . ] ] As the mouse wheel scrolled , he accidentally clicked on one of the videos . ] The screen suddenly froze on a dark room . ] Several girls were forcibly strapping a glasses - wearing girl into a shock chair . [ ] One of them pressed the remote with a twisted expression , and the girl's body immediately convulsed violently as she screamed in agony . ]] But no one helped her the entire time . [ ] " THIS IS STRAIGHT - UP ASSAULT ! " The staff member shot to his feet , cold sweat beading on his forehead . [ ] He zoomed in on the footage and recognized the victim as the customer who'd passed out and been hospitalized . [ ] What shocked him even more was that the ringleader was the Rain Industries heiress who'd been all over TV lately . [ ] After much hesitation , he finally called the student who'd been leading the group that day . [ ] finished a basketball game and was catching his breath when his phone started buzzing lik abbed a towel to wipe his sweat and clicked on Derek's messages- [ ] eep shit ! ] ] ] orallaigh ver a dozen surveillance screenshots . [ ] he first photo loaded , Jaxon's blood turned to ice . ] ] not payiley was strapped to the shock chair , her face deathly pale , lips bitten bloody . [ ] hearby was Sophia , wearing the most vicious smile he'd ever seen . ] ] is this … " Jaxon's hands shook uncontrollably as he swiped through them . [] neo , Riley was curled up on the ground in agony while Sophia's friends took photos of her . [ ] crazy . [ ] nce just leaked from the escape room - 100 % real ! ] Derek's messages kept coming , [ I knew something was off ia , she - 1 wwe 200 hit the ground with a CRACK , the screen spiderwebbing . [ ] ris jacket and ran out , his teammates calling after him , but he acted like he couldn't hear them . []