At that moment, hearing what the lady just said, Cora's eyes narrowed in confusion.
"Wait—what did she just say?" she whispered under her breath.
She turned to Oliver and leaned in slightly, her voice sharp but low. "Did she just say they should lock the door and bring down the blinds? What is going on?"
But Oliver didn't answer immediately. His eyes were already scanning the room, alert.
Cora looked back at the woman who had spoken. "Excuse me," she said louder this time. "What is happening here? Are they closing the restaurant or something? Why are the doors being locked?"
But no one answered her Instead, two of the men from the group silently moved toward the entrance. One of them flipped the "OPEN" sign to "CLOSED", while the other pulled down the heavy blinds on every window, one by one, sealing off the view from outside.
