Chapter 1364

Charlotte dozed off as she waited and lay down her head beside Zachary's bed.

Charlotte dozed off as she waited and lay down her head beside Zachary's bed.

She did not let go of his hand even in her sleep.

The night drew nigh and the outside world fell into silence, as did the ward. Charlotte slipped into slumber on Zachary's bed, just as how she always did before.

Zachary had a dream that night. He lost his way in the desert and did not know how to get out. He was stranded in a vast and endless piece of grey and blurry sand land without any light.

His whole body ached as if it was about to burst. He felt as if he was on the verge of losing his sense of hearing and vision completely.

He desperately wanted to escape, but his vision kept failing him and he could not hear a thing.

All he could do was keep going forward, but even taking a step felt like a formidable task. He felt emptiness under his feet every time he took a step. He kept changing direction, but every direction pointed him to an endless abyss.

He was trapped in a place of no escape.

He was lost, helpless, and resentful, but it was then that he felt a hand reaching out to him.

him to another bottomless pit, but this hand did not

held onto his hand tenderly, leading him

following the leading hand until he finally saw light again, but just as he was about to reach the other side,

cling onto it, but he could

was beside him,

gaze softened and he reached his hand to touch her face. He realized her face

Was it

A gush of cold wind blew through the window. He tried to cover her with his blanket, but he was

it woke her slightly. She muttered his name and grabbed his hand instinctively,

and was looking at

not reply but looked

to come

up to press the emergency button, but Zachary put

she asked, “Let

“Over my dead body.”

were Zachary's first words after he regained consciousness. His voice

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