Returning to Golden Grove Manors, Leanne took a bath and lay down, her eyes closed, ready to drift into sleep.

Her cat came over, nudging her hand, seeking affection. Leanne stroked its fluffy head, feeling the softness under her fingers.

As she was about to fall asleep, the unsatisfied cat nudged her hand again, startling her from the light veil of sleep.

This repeated a few times. Perhaps due to the frequent disturbances, she slept restlessly and soon slipped into a long-forgotten nightmare.

In her dream, she was trapped in a huge, labyrinth-like abandoned factory on a night so dark and black.

There were two cold bodies lying on the ground, bathed in the chilling light of the moon, their faces devoid of life.

In her sleep, Leanne became restless. Her hand pressed against her chest unconsciously tightened, the blanket squeezing her throat, the suffocating sensation seeping into her dream.

The scene abruptly changed to a chaotic day. A frail woman with her hands bound by ropes desperately lunged at a man, only to be effortlessly caught by him.

The man wore a tight black mask, one hand firmly clenching her throat, a mole visible on his hand.

Her face turned pale with pain, and Leanne choked alongside her in the dream.

was blocked by an invisible force, leaving her unable to speak

woke up with a start, her room filled with the sound of her heavy breathing. Leanne felt as though she had just been pulled from deep water, gasping for air under the nightlight's glow faint. She fought back the tears, reaching for her phone on the bedside

the dream made

from her grasp and fell to the floor, her

pick up the

been out at a dinner party. He

her pull out of the nightmare back into reality. She suppressed the sobs threatening to overtake her voice, trying

must

need to," Leanne turned on all the lights in her room and leaned back against the headboard, "I've got enough money. Let

carrying all that money wear you out? Maybe I should help lighten your load?" "I've got

aloud, "Strong

relaxed Leanne and they chatted casually, the phone pressed to her ear, his

point, she faintly heard

belatedly realized the laughter

in the

that, huh? How

leave the

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