After Ruby hung up and said those words through gritted teeth, Evan Keller, on Heath Hale's signal, kicked the flimsy wooden door in.
Thanks to the corner-cutting on the stairwell's construction, the door wasn't thick. Any adult man could kick it in with enough force.
Ruby, who had been leaning against the door, was sent stumbling a few steps by the force from behind. She managed to grab the wall just in time to avoid falling.
Seeing Evan Keller and Heath Hale burst through the doorway, Ruby's expression was one of momentary shock.
'What's going on?'
'Why are these two here?!'
'Cops snuck up here, and it's Heath Hale! Why didn't the lookouts watching downstairs and the station give me a heads-up!'
Ruby gritted her teeth. 'That useless bunch!'
While dodging Evan Keller's moves and staying wary of the weapon in Heath Hale's hand, Ruby was also trying to figure out how to escape.
If these cops found out about the things she'd done, there would be no way out for her.
