Waller flashed a card, and they passed through.
Inside the upper section, everything screamed luxury. Even the elevator was massive—twenty times the size of the sardine can ones in the lower section. The walls were velvet-lined, smooth glass with scrolling holograms of advertisements, weather updates, and new discounts in high-end stores.
They arrived at the 54th floor—Upper Section's main common floor.
The mall hit Xavier like a wall of glam. Everything was shining. Every store looked like it belonged in a movie. No flickering lights. No second-hand junk. Elevators whispered when they moved. The floor didn't creak when walked on it. Even the damn air smelled expensive.
Lilia whistled. "Now this is more like it."
Xavier looked around, nodded slowly.
