The Barrister's Love in Town

Chapter 516 Don’t Touch Me, and Keep Your Distance

“What are you talking about? There’s nothing beside me,” Amanda replied, her fear mingled. with a suspicion that Elias might be playing a prank on her.

“Honey, I swear something is moving next to you. Just turn around and see for yourself.”

She reluctantly complied, but there was nothing there. It was becoming evident that the man. was attempting to spook her. “Elias! Seriously? How old are you? How childish can you be?

You scared me!”

let

Elias couldn’t help but chuckle at Amanda’s irritation. “Since you’re so scared, why don’t you.

your dear husband keep you company while you sleep? I promise not to do anything. I’ll just obediently stay by your side.”

“No, thanks! No matter what happens tonight, you can’t sleep on the bed. If you dare to, I’ll get mad and won’t talk to you for a month.”

“Alright, alright, you go to sleep. I won’t bother you anymore.” Although he wanted to sleep. on the bed, he didn’t want to provoke his wife or risk her leaving home.

Amanda lay back down and chose to ignore Elias, but she still couldn’t fall asleep.

Noticing her restlessness, he suggested, “If you can’t sleep, how about I tell a story, just like we did to help Aiden fall asleep?”

She didn’t respond but let him proceed.

So, Elias adjusted into a more relaxed position, facing Amanda from the couch, and began, “Let me share a real-life experience from when I was studying abroad. My father insisted I keep my background a secret, so I rented an apartment. Most of the tenants were working professionals and students. Nothing unusual happened during my first week there, but I sensed movement under my bed one night while I was asleep.”

She was utterly engrossed in the story, and her body tensed involuntarily. Driven by her. curiosity, she pressed, “And then?”

“So, I turned on the light and checked

you find? Tell

belonged to the previous tenant and decided

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him. “So, is the bracelet left by the previous

stopped for the night. However, I started hearing strange noises coming from the table. Each time I checked, there was

could it be? Is it something supernatural?” Amanda unconsciously held onto her blanket tightly. She had a

the bracelet. Her response was quite peculiar. Her face went pale when she saw the bracelet, and

asked, “What does

on the landlord’s windowsill. Later, I learned that a murder occurred in my rented room. It was a tragic incident involving a couple whose heated argument had turned

investigated the scene thoroughly and wouldn’t leave such a crucial

and replied, “It’s quite the mystery, right?

noises under the bed, and after you. picked up the

he remained silent, allowing her

up, tiny beads of sweat forming on her forehead. She had a deep fear of such supernatural occurrences. At that moment, she

might have a point there, I suppose.” Elias could even discern Amanda’s embarrassment

though a man was lying on the couch staring at

his intention was to create a spooky atmosphere

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