“Sorry, Chief. It’s fine.” Talbot made a face and stuck out his tongue.


    “You always bully Talbot like this?” ir asked.


    “Bully?’ Talbot shook his head.


    “Don’t worry. Our chief never bullied us. This is how he talks to us. He’s actually a great guy.”


    ‘Except that he’s a hothead and a relentless taskmaster, ‘ Talbot thought .


    Wesley fixed his eyes on ir and sneered, “You think I’m bullying


    Talbot? Are you trying to protect him from me


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    “Talbot cooked for us, cleaned the house and washed the dishes. Are you not moved at all?” ir


    asked in return.


    Wesley was about to say something when the room went dark. The electricity had gone off.


    “What happened?” ir asked as she unlocked her phone.


    Wesley stood up from the sofa, fished out his phone and opened the shlight application.


    “You sit here. I’ll go take a Look.”


    “Okay.” ir had her phone light on to light Wesley’s path.


    The two of them Lived in the same housing estate, so their main power switches had been installed


    likewise. He found it soon enough, and after checking it, he didn’t find anything wrong.


    At that moment, they received a text message from the State Grid. It said, “Dear resident, sorry to


    inform you…” It turned out that all the apartments in the housing estate were out of power and they


    were not sure when it woulde back on.


    ir was at a loss for words. It was summer!


    “I’LL go buy some candles,” Wesley offered


    When he arrived at the door to change his shoes, he saw Talbot and


    ir chatting under the shlight. He immediately changed his mind


    “ir, you are more familiar with the housing estate. You go buy the candles.”


    ir agreed without hesitation.


    She walked towards the door, but when she turned back to look at the dark apartment, she figured it


    was an excellent opportunity to bond with Wesley. She didn’t want to miss this chance, so she told


    Talbot,


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    “Talbot, will you go buy the candles? I’m scared of the dark.”


    Talbot nodded. ir told him the Location of the grocery store cheerfully. When he was about to Leave,


    he turned back to look at his superior and his dream girl. ‘Something is not right, ‘ he thought.


    Talbot shook his head and went down the stairs.