Chapter 20

Clara screamed instinctively, her face and heart filled with fear.

Emmett reached out his broad arm to pull her in, his voice deep and calming. “Chill out, it’s probably just the weather messing with the circuit.”

“Okay.”

Clara nodded, still a bit uneasy inside but felt a bit better with Emmett by her side.

Ever since that night, she had developed a fear of the dark… Now, she always left her bedside lamp on, never turning it off. The sudden darkness in the elevator

reminded her of that night.

Moments later, the lights in the elevator came back and everything returned to normal, except Clara was still in Emmett’s arms, trembling slightly.

“All good”

at her, his

away from him

“Mm”

his face expressionless and voice emotionless.

She was still a bit scared, but she couldn’t

posture and

scared of the dark?”

seem like the type to be easily scared. As for why he, who normally didn’t care, would suddenly ask such a question, he was also not

sure.

“Huh?”

took Clara a while to realize that Emmett was

unsure

further. Just then, the elevator door opened

feeling his strong aura, Clara felt a sense of familiarity… She quickly shook her head, thinking it was the darkness reminding her of the past.

In the car.

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