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?”

that she took the bait, he continued, “So, I turned on the light

did you find?

belonged to the previous tenant and decided to

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“So,

stopped for the night.

her blanket tightly. She had a deep

my classes, I visited the landlord and informed her about the bracelet. Her response was quite peculiar. Her face went pale when she saw the bracelet, and she promptly shut the door, instructing

asked, “What does

no clue. I simply left the bracelet on the landlord’s windowsill. Later, I learned that a murder occurred in my rented room. It

face turned pale, and she gripped her blanket tightly. “So, you’re saying that bracelet belonged to the murdered woman? How is that even possible? The police would have investigated the scene thoroughly and wouldn’t leave such a crucial piece of evidence. behind. And even if they somehow

quite the mystery, right?

explanation. It’s the spirit of the woman, returning from beyond the grave. That’s why you’ve been hearing those noises under the bed, and after you. picked up the bracelet, the eerie sounds resumed.” She had let her imagination run wild, concocting a chilling ghost

allowing her to indulge

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

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

bed, shivering, and didn’t dare to turn around. Even though a man was lying

intention was to create

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