My Reborn Story Is Insane (Back to My Worst Birthday and Starting Anew)

Chapter 51 Thunderous Past

Emyr’s eyes remained fixed on her as she spoke, his expression calm yet attentive.

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“All the nearby flights were sold out,” she began, her tone steady. “I had no choice but to find another airport and take a connecting flight to Newland. I didn’t bother with the hotel. I grabbed my luggage and flagged down a cab.”

She hesitated for a moment, her voice softening. “The storm hit as soon as I left the airport. Rain poured so hard it drowned everything in sight, thunder crashing and lightning splitting the sky. You could barely see past your own nose.”

“I got in that cab, but the driver didn’t take me to the airport.”

Emyr’s chest tightened. Without thinking, he reached out, placing a hand on her shoulder. His voice dropped, rough and quiet. “That’s enough. Stop.”

Charmaine turned toward him, meeting his gaze. The dim light cast deep shadows across his face, making his features look sharper, almost sculpted.

To his surprise, she laughed, her eyes bright. “You think something awful happened to me?”

Emyr frowned, but before he could respond, she continued with a slight shrug. “That airport was a mess, and the roads were worse–potholes everywhere. Do you think I couldn’t figure out the driver was trouble? I grabbed him by the neck before he could try anything. He ended up taking us to the base of a mountain, but I jumped out before he even stopped. If anyone had a rough night, it wasn’t me.”

He pressed his fingers to his temples, his brows drawing together. “Then why are you scared of thunderstorms?”

She groaned. “Seriously?” Her voice rose in exasperation. “I could see the lightning outside the windows on that plane. The whole sky lit up, and the plane wasn’t just shaking–it felt like a rollercoaster, dropping out of nowhere. We lost altitude so many times, I thought I was done for!”

He let out a long breath, shaking his head.

Her story felt absurd, a whirlwind of chaos and bravado.

He was about to brush it off when a sudden, searing pain shot through his leg.

“Ah!”

throat as his body stiffened, his

she asked, urgency filling her

forced out, his teeth clenched as the pain gripped

the storm raged on.

against the windows, engulfing the room in

the tremor in his body told

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hands sweeping across the table until she found her phone. She switched on the flashlight and darted

she yelled, “Tad!

hall. Tad appeared moments later, a flashlight in one hand, his face pale with worry. “Mr. Emyr’s having an episode?!”

an answer, Tad pushed past

her grip unyielding. “Going in there won’t do any

and he stumbled back, caught off guard by the strength in her push.

“Mr. Emyr’s painkillers have to be kept frozen. The power outage ruined the ones we had. The rest are in the wine cellar, but the lock is electronic. We’ll have to get

She shoved him again, her tone sharp and commanding. “Then stop standing around! Go get them!”

waiting for a reply, she slammed the door and turned back to Emyr.

light across the room, accentuating the

were tense, his jaw clenched tightly, each breath labored as though he were fighting

didn’t hesitate. She rushed to the bathroom, snatched a towel, folded it swiftly, and

toward his mouth.

his

“Now isn’t the time to