Your Love Is But a Dream

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.

tilting her head to prop the umbrella against her shoulder, she reached up to

prepared to grab the umbrella and step down from the stool. But just as she looked up, the umbrella slipped

the stool she lost her balance and fell off the stool the next

searing pain shot through her foot, making her face pale as

time to witness the scene and

his voice, Clara looked up at him.

he helped her up, shielding her with the umbrella. He was about

as soon as he saw Clara with Alexander, his

he raised

overturned stool, and the electrical panel on the wall ise pieced

the power 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

still a

forward and scooped Clara up. He then swiftly headed

anxious figure disappear into the

the couch. He dropped to one knee in front of her, holding her