Chapter 117

As the water began to boil, a sudden clapet thunder rumbled from outside. In an instant, all the lights in the house went out, plunging everything into darkness.

A power outage

clara quickly pulled out her phone and switched on the flashlight. She turned off the stove before heading out of the kitchen. She then tried flipping a few switches, but the power

was still down

She thought of the electrical panel.

Deciding to check whether the circuit breaker had tripped or if the outage was widespread, she grabbed an umbrella with one hand and used her phone’s flashlight in the other as she stepped outside

The noghboring house was also dark, but she didn’t pay much attention as she made her way to the yard.

The electrical panel was mounted on the wall outside the main gate, higher than usual, to keep children from tampering with it

Clara struggled to see clear due to the rain, so she brought a small stool to stand on.

prop the umbrella against her shoulder, she reached up to flip the main breaker with her phone in her other

the stool. But just as she looked up, the umbrella

lost her balance and fell off the stool the next second. Though Cara reacted quickly and adjusted mid–fall to avoid hitting her head, she still landed awkwardly in the muddy water and twisted her

sharp, searing pain shot through her foot, making her face pale as she struggled to stand.

in time to witness the scene and rushed over with long, urgent

voice, Clara looked up

shielding her with the umbrella. He was about to say

his face filled with concern. But as soon as he

at Wen as he raised

electrical panel on the wall ise

had gone out while he was in the bathroom, he’d worried something might happen to Clara and quickly dressed to find her. He’d guessed she went to check the electrical panel when he didn’t see

a step

air surrounded win as he moved forward and scooped Clara up. He then swiftly headed back inside

figure disappear into the distance

dropped to one knee in front of her, holding her leg as he reached to remove her

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