Chapter 220

I felt helpless and said, “Why don’t you go to the company tomorrow? You can come with me to my prenatal check–up the day after. How’s that?”

I could easily push my check–up a day back.

Steven lowered his head and remained silent.

“Mrs. Lincoln, your new phone has arrived and has been placed outside your door,” Ewan said. He put the phone down and left quietly.

Everyone noticed that Steven only ever listened to me.

Even I noticed it myself.

I got out of bed with a yawn and went to get my phone at the door. After inserting my SIM card, I

turned it on and set it to silent mode before going to sleep.

Steven looked to be in high spirits. He did not seem tired at all. He climbed onto the bed and held

me in his arms, playing with my hair.

I was too tired to bother with him, so I leaned against his chest and drifted off to sleep.

I slept for a while before waking up with the urgent need to pee. I really needed to go to the

bathroom.

When I opened my eyes, I saw that Steven hadn’t slept yet.

He was sitting on the edge of the bed. He was looking at something in his hand.

But when I finally came to, my heart skipped a beat. I wondered if Steven was looking at the note Eason gave me

clearly recalled throwing the note into the hospital’s trash can after reading the contents and the phone number on

around and walked over to his side. Only then did I see that Steven was

tissue paper.

a sigh of relief and asked softly, “Why aren’t you asleep yet? It’s the middle of the night. What are you doing?”

said. He looked as

in

We had fooled

after all. We were both dying of thirst when we got out, so it felt great to

to

get up in the middle of the night to

of R

scared,” Steven said. He clung to

groggily to look over at him. I wondered why he would feel scared to go into

follow us around without us seeing them?” Steven

softly.

I

that. I tightly grabbed onto the hem

one wasn’t him. It was me

souls and spirits truly did exist in forms that couldn’t be seen.

to pee, right? I’ll wait outside for you,” Steven said. His

vet serious.

said, I kept feeling a

too well. He knew that I was

hem of Steven’s shirt and said, “Turn around. Just don’t look at

of Steven’s mouth curled upward. He nodded obediently and turned away. He

knowing full well that he was deliberately trying to scare

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