Chapter 440

“Conrad, do you think… Do you think she could still be alive?” Fia whispered, clutching Conrad’s hand as if holding onto a lifeline.

Conrad frowned, bringing up his hand to pet her head gently.

“She’s dead.”

He pressed a finger to smoothen the furrow between her brows and continued, “She’ll never hurt you again.”

Fia shook her head, her body trembling as she felt like her nerves were fried from the terror of her dream.

“It felt so real…!”

Conrad felt his heart ache at her state, and he carefully pulled her into his arms.

“Fia, it’s all over now. It was just a dream.”

A suffocating feeling overwhelmed Fia when she thought about the dream again, and she pushed Conrad

away.

“I can’t breathe. Don’t hold me too tightly.”

Conrad was stunned. He hadn’t been holding her too tightly, but he released his grip on her when he heard

her words.

and said, “Where’s my phone? Where is it? I want to listen to my lecture.”

to her lectures would keep her mind off her

gripped her phone tightly once

her, then plugged it into the phone

Fia visibly

over to the couch, then pulled back the curtains to let the sunlight shine

Fia fell

stayed with her for a few minutes before walking out of the break room, leaving the door open in case she

up from her nap

and listened to the keyboard typing sounds coming from outside,

“Conrad.”

see Fia standing at the doorway, holding the door frame for support.

he quickly gathered himself and walked over to her.

wake up? Why didn’t you call me? What if you fell?”

fine. The door from the bed isn’t that far, and it was okay

in his, and she gripped it tightly. “Help me get to

“Of course.”

when a knock came

turned and called out, “Come

when he saw Fia sitting on the couch. When

it? Hurry up and

forgotten that he had instructed Silas

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