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.

switch had tripped. Thus, tilting her head to prop the umbrella against her shoulder, she reached up to

and step down from the stool. But

the next second. Though Cara reacted quickly and adjusted mid–fall to avoid hitting

searing pain shot through her foot, making her face pale

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

his voice, Clara looked

with the umbrella. He was about to say more when hurried footsteps sounded from behind.

When appeared, his face filled with concern. But as soon as he saw Clara with

as he raised the umbrella a bit to

in the sight–cara soaked through, the overturned stool, and the electrical panel on

was in the bathroom, he’d worried something might happen to Clara and quickly dressed to find her. He’d guessed she

was still a

air surrounded win as he moved forward and scooped Clara up. He then

figure disappear into the distance before returning to his courtyard.

was restored, When carefully laid Clara down on the couch. He dropped to one knee in front of her, holding her leg