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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.

clothes and tie. He smiled at his friends, “Sorry guys, I

was suspicious. Could the blackout have been Jonah’s doing?

quite lucky. A power outage right at the crucial

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

and Ellinor let go of Bartlett’s arm.

bit

when she looked up, she didn’t see Bartlett as she had

Theo?

could it be him?

clearly wasn’t standing there before the power

person she

back, wanting to get away from him.

a juice for Ellinor, the waiter bringing it was approaching from behind

by Ellinor’s sudden move, the waiter almost dropped the tray, and the juice

“Watch out!”

Theo reached out and pulled her back, preventing her from

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