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.

bed frantically and said, “Where’s my phone?

off her

phone from the floor and handed it to her. Fia gripped her phone tightly once she felt it, then tried to straighten out

gently helped her, then plugged it into the phone

Fia visibly

carried her over to the couch, then pulled back

Fia fell

walking out of the break room, leaving the door open in case she woke up from a nightmare again. He was afraid he wouldn’t get to her in time if the door

up from her nap feeling

to the keyboard typing sounds

“Conrad.”

turned toward the break room to see Fia standing

momentarily startled, but he quickly gathered himself and walked over to

you call me?

isn’t that far, and

his, and she gripped it tightly. “Help me

“Of course.”

had just sat down when a knock

turned and called out,

saw Fia sitting on the couch. When Conrad

is it? Hurry up and say it.

had long since forgotten that he had instructed Silas to look into Annie’s background.

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