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.

straightened his clothes and tie. He smiled at his friends, “Sorry guys, I finished my dance during the blackout. If you missed

the blackout

Jonah was quite lucky. A power outage right at

raised the stakes in the poker game just now on purpose. It was of a letdown to not see him get his just desserts.

on, and Ellinor let go of Bartlett’s arm. She looked up to thank him, “Thank

bit

she looked up, she didn’t see Bartlett as she had expected. Instead,

Theo?

could it be

clearly wasn’t standing there before the power cut.

the person she grabbed in the dark was

to get away

Ellinor, the waiter bringing it

almost dropped the

“Watch out!”

pulled her back, preventing her from colliding with

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