Chapter 46 Give Me A Cigarette

The car had been parked outside Grand Island Mansion for a while.

Annabelle had a dream. In the dream, there was an ocean where the waters were blood red. The tides of the ocean violently surged into torrents but never receded. She ran desperately to escape but was eventually engulfed in the bloody ocean.

The thick, sticky blood made her unable to open her eyes, and she was nauseous from the sickening smell of blood. When Annabelle was about to suffocate, she suddenly woke up.

She breathed heavily while looking out of the window in a daze. Her heart was beating so fast, as if it was about to jump out of her chest.

Hearing the strange noises from the person beside him, Christopher slowly shifted his gaze away from the window toward Annabelle and caught the latter in a terrified state. He asked in a low voice, “Having a nightmare?”

Annabelle gave no response, still looking out of the window in a trance. After a while, she slowly focused her eyes on the surroundings outside the car and said, “Give me a cigarette.”

Christopher was about to put the cigarette into his mouth. Hearing that, he stopped and looked at Annabelle again. Seeing that her lips were tightly pursed and her hands were slightly trembling, he opened the cigarette box and took a cigarette, then handed it to her without saying anything.

Annabelle accepted the cigarette with trembling fingertips. She then took the lighter from Christopher’s hand. Unexpectedly, the lighter failed to light up even after a few flicks.

She became impatient and scolded, “What a shitty lighter!”

Christopher did not respond. He took back the lighter from her hand, and with a flick, a fire was lit up. He handed the fire to Annabelle. Annabelle lit the cigarette and smoked silently for a while. The troubled look on her face gradually softened.

As she watched the smoke rings, Annabelle asked, “How long has it been? Why didn’t you wake me up?” Christopher rested his hand on the car window and flicked the cigarette ash with his fingers. “I did. You slept like a dead pig. There was no way to wake you up!”

him, displeased, and said angrily, “Have you ever seen a pig as

how pretty

was a brief silence between them.

pushed open the door, and got out of the car. The car door slammed shut

smile on Christopher’s face vanished. His gaze was cold and hazy as he watched Annabelle walk off. It wasn’t until Annabelle entered the mansion that Christopher started the car and left Grand Island Mansion. When Annabelle was about to open the door, she heard the screeching sounds of friction between

mansion.

the door for a moment before opening the door

lights that shone through

door. She opened her eyes and was blinded by the light that suddenly lit up. Subconsciously, she closed her eyes, her breath slowing for a bit. After a while, she heard the faint

the way back to Maple Garden, Larry tilted his head to look at Yuliana while

been silent from the moment she got into the car. Larry couldn’t tell if it was due to her sickness or the fact that she bumped into Annabelle

was aware of the divorce between Yuliana and Harry. He also knew that it had something to

Annabelle.

high school, Annabelle tried to pursue Harry

before it started when she

a relationship with Harry in college. In the end, Annabelle dumped Harry, and Yuliana got together with

suddenly called out to

conflicted expression

“I’m sorry. I didn’t know we would bump into

corners of her mouth raised almost imperceptibly. “There is nothing to be sorry

cautiously, “Yuliana,

“Nothing.” Yuliana responded.

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