Chapter 864

Lucas instinctively reached out and grabbed her hand. "Don't be scared. I'm right here."

But Mia didn't respond with words. All he could hear was her uneven breathing, and her grip on his hand kept tightening.

He called out tentatively, "Mia? Are you still there?"

She took a deep breath, trying to suppress the wave of discomfort rising in her chest. Thinking back to the treatment Sarah had given her earlier, she forced out, "Yeah... I'm here."

"I... I want to find Sarah," she said at last, unable to hold it together.

Lucas immediately picked up on her distress. "I'll take you to her now."

But the hall was pitch black, and even he couldn't tell which direction was which.

The entire ballroom had plunged into darkness. Amid the confusion, someone shouted, "Is there a power outage?!"

"Please don't panic! We've already sent someone to check it out," Sarah said calmly, stepping into the center of the room.

So far, things were still under control. Several celebrities turned on their phone flashlights, lighting up the space with scattered beams.

A power outage?

Sarah suddenly felt a wave of unease.

normal circumstances, a blackout like this was impossible. So was this a genuine technical failure—or had someone

leave Sarah's side. He could sense it-someone


journalists picked up their cameras, ready for a

and

of light startled everyone. Sarah turned around, thinking the

odd

they watched a video play on the

windows, neon lights sparkled outside- but no one was looking at the view. On the couch in front of the window, a man and woman clung to each other... both

sounds and movements left no doubt what they

from Lucas and turned bright red. It wasn't until the camera zoomed

She screamed, "Turn it

But no one responded.

the woman's face became clear. The resemblance

by one, all eyes

on


glancing at Sarah. Then

The media stood frozen-unsure

to keep filming or lower their cameras. But some reporters

this kind of footage. once released, could cause an explosive scandal. Contént

lights came back

off. Most of the women instinctively shielded their eyes. Staff rushed to

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