hapter 509

Bartlett didn’t answer her, but he also didn’t try to shake off her hand.

Soon after, a light suddenly appeared in the darkness. The butler of the mansion hurried over with a flashlight, calming everyone down, “Guests, please don’t panic. The power outage is due to a circuit short–circuit! We have sent someone to fix it; it should be

back on soon.”

“Please fix it ASAP, my girlfriend is scared of the dark!”

“Man, you gave us

real fright!”

“Don’t worry everyone, it’s just a power cut!”

About a minute later, the chandeliers in the banquet hall lit up again.

Everyone finally heaved a sigh of relief. Everything was back to normal.

of the dance floor, having straightened his clothes and tie. He smiled at his friends, “Sorry guys,

Could the blackout have

A power outage right at the crucial moment.

obviously raised the stakes in the poker game

let go of Bartlett’s arm. She looked up

bit

she didn’t see Bartlett as she had expected. Instead, she was met with Theo’s cold and

Theo?

it

clearly wasn’t standing there before the power cut.

person she grabbed in the dark was

wanting to

had ordered a juice for Ellinor, the waiter bringing it was

the waiter almost dropped the tray, and the juice

“Watch out!”

moment, Theo reached out and pulled her back,

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