Chapter 581


    By afternoon, the rain did not seem that it would slop any time soon. The gray clouds had hidden the


    sun. It was only 2 pm, but it was so dark that one would think that it was nighttime right now.


    Larissa woke up from her nap and felt around for the remote control Mrs. Grillin left for her near the


    edge of the bed, turning on the television with it. The TV screen shed once before turning dark once


    more. Almost at the same time, the room lights went out as well.


    Mrs. Griffin was so shocked that she leaped up from the bedside chair. “The TV can’t have been struck


    by lightning, right? She was so startled that her eyes widened a great deal.


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    Larissa was calmer than she was. “It must just be a regr power outage. Even though the timing was


    too coincidental.


    The room waspletely dark. Mrs. Griffin felt for her own slippers before she got out of the chair,


    “I ask a nurse.”


    A few minutester, she came back and said. “The nurse said that the lightning struck the electrical


    pole nearby, and the circuit’s malfunctioning. So we need to wait for the electricpany to repair it.


    She even said that the hospital has a backup generator that will


    restore power soon and that we don’t need to panic.”


    Thank goodness that it was not summer. Otherwise one would not survive without air conditioning.


    Larissa was not a critical patient that needed all sorts of equipment either. Other than the fact that she


    might be a little bored, a power


    outage did not have that much effect on her.


    Closing her eyes, Larissa said. “I sleep for a little while longer then.”


    Mrs. Grittin sat back down on the bedside chair too.


    Before they could really sleep, the hospital’s backup generator was in motion. The room lights flickered


    on, piercing through Larissa’s eyelids so much that it hurt her eyes. She turned on the television again,


    and the screen showed the news channel that she had stopped at and turned off during the morning.


    The huge power outage near the hospital also made the live news. The news anchor reported


    anxiously. “Due to the heavy rain, il is difficult for repair work to be put in motion. Therefore, it can only


    be postponed. Rted authorities say that the power supply will be restoredtest before tonight.”


    Mrs. Griffin sighed heavily. “Who knows how long this rain wil pour! This is temible!”


    Larissa pressed her lips together and changed the channel,


    There was nothing really nice to watch during a weekday aftemoon, there would normally only be TV


    show reruns. She picked a local tv show that Mrs. Griffin Iked and watched it with her as a way to pass


    the time.


    Mrs. Griffin liked discussing the plot with someone else, and she kept insulting the show while she


    watched as if she were watching a livestream. Whenever she said something, Larissa would just echo


    her sentiments. Back and forth they went and it somehow added a sense of fun to it all.


    Just as Mrs. Griffin wasining about a character in the show, someone suddenly pushed open


    the ward door.


    Startled, Larissa turned her head as best as she could to look at the door. All it took was one look to


    stun her. The man standing at the door waspetely drenched; his wet hair was stered to his


    scalp, and there were countless droplets of water dripping down his soaked locks. Ins clothes were


    Kevan braced himself against the door frame, his chest heaving as he panted, the sounds of which


    Larissa could hear very, very clearly. He was pale, but his eyes showed anxiety.


    “W-Why are you here? Larissa did not know why her tongue fell a little tangled up.


    Kevan took one step forward but remained far away from her.


    “I did not have much going on today, so I came to see you.” He smiled a little. Mixed with the sounds of


    rain, his deep voice sounded strangely pleasam.