Chapter 12 Falling Back Into the Darkness

Fortunately, Tyler was quick enough to react and caught Josephine in his arms. He felt the heat on her shoulders and looked at her in surprise. “She has a fever.”

Startled, he then called out, “Quick, go find a doctor!”

Josephine seemed to have fallen into a long dream where she went back to her childhood.

Daphne had locked her inside a storage room. The house was dark, and she was swallowed by the darkness as if falling into a black vortex.

She desperately pounded on the door, but no one answered her.

When she was in utmost despair, the closed door slowly opened, and a beam of light shone through the crack. It got bigger and brighter, illuminating her eyes.

That tall and majestic figure was bathed in the holy light like a god coming down to drive away the gloom around her.

He reached out his hand and rolled up the sleeve of his white shirt. His slender fingers then appeared in front of her, breaking through all her defenses.

God saving the world, she became his most

out her hand to grab his,

missed it. In the end, the door closed again, and she fell back into the darkness once more.

open her eyes. The light above her head was blinding. She gasped heavily for air, unable to shake

Avery’s voice sounded next to

“You tell her.”

you tell her, Tyler?”

you think it’s appropriate?”

her head and saw Tyler and Avery standing at the bedside, arguing about

cleared his throat, patted Avery’s shoulder, and turned to leave.

up and gestured to Avery, “What

on her face. She grabbed Josephine’s hands, wanting to speak but

stared straight at her. She waited for a long time, but what Avery wanted

let go of Avery’s hand and gestured, “Avery, do I have a terminal illness? It’s okay.

illness, she wouldn’t have to agonize about the meaning of life every day.

hand and argued, “Hey, don’t be ridiculous. You don’t have a terminal illness. You’re

her eyes in frustration, thinking that it would have been better if Josephine really

if a thunderbolt had struck her. She sat

her composure and gestured frantically with her fingers.

fast. I

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