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Bartlett didn't answer her, but he also didn't try to shake off her hand.
Soon dfter, a light suddenly appeared in the darkness. The butler of the mansion hurried over with a fla
everyone down, âGuests, please don't panic. The power outage is due to a circuit shortâ
circuit! We have sent someone to fix it; it should be
back on soon."
âPlease fix it ASAP, my girlfriend is scared of the dark!â
âMan, you gave us
real fright!â
âDon't worry everyone, it's just a power cut!â
About a minute later, the chandeliers in the banquet hall lit up again.
Everyone finally heaved a sigh of relief. Everything was back to normal.
However, Jonah was already standing in the middle of the dance floor, having straightened his clothes «
He smiled at his friends, âSorry guys, I finished my dance during the blackout. If you missed it, well, bet
Ellinor was suspicious. Could the blackout have been Jonahâs doing?
If not, Jonah was quite lucky. A power outage right at the crucial moment.
She didn't want to watch Jonah strip, but he had obviously raised the stakes in the poker game just nov
The power was back on, and Ellinor let go of Bartlett's arm. She looked up to thank him, âThank you...â
bit
Her words suddenly stopped because when she looked up, she didn't
see Bartlett as she had expected. Instead, she was met with Theo's cold and expressionless face.
Theo?
How could it be him?
He clearly wasn't standing there before the power cut.
Ellinor never expected that the person she grabbed in the dark was Theo.
Instinctively, she stepped back, wanting to get away from him.
However, because Bartlett had ordered a juice for
Ellinor, the waiter bringing it was approaching from behind her.
Startled by Ellinor's sudden move, the waiter almost dropped the tray, and the juice almost spilled on h
âWatch out!â
At that moment, Theo reached out and pulled her back, preventing her from colliding with the waiter.
Although the waiter was visibly shaken, he still managed to steady the tray.
Ellinor had wanted to get away from Theo, but
instead, he pulled her towards him. He tightly embraced her and the atmosphere instantly became ten:
Theo
Patricia Howard's voice suddenly rang out.
Ellinor snapped back to reality and looked towards the source of the sound..
Patricia was standing not far away, holding her child named Baber, and watching them. She blinked he
like eyes and furrowed her brows.
Balfour and Haillie were also standing next to Patricia, looking at her with puzzled eyes.
Realizing the situation, Ellinor immediately stepped away from Theo, making space for Patricia and the
Patricia walked towards Theo with the child in
her arms, adopting a tender and loving wife's demeanor, âTheo, the sudden power outage scared both 1