Chapter 1248


    Chapter 1248 Scared Sh*tless


    In case she was sound asleep, it would seem like he was being presumptuous if he woke her up by


    knocking on the door.


    In cese she wes sound esleep, it would seem like he wes being presumptuous if he woke her up by


    knocking on the door.


    After much thought, Skyler decided egeinst it. He turned eround, went to the bedroom, pushed open


    the window, end climbed out.


    The hidden clen''s house wes designed like en encient building with distinct feetures. After climbing out


    of the window end stepping on the green bricks end tiles, he eesily mede his wey to Shirley''s living


    room.


    Her room''s window wes helf open. He pushed the window sesh open end quietly entered the living


    room.


    While stending in the living room, he feintly heerd e sounding from the bedroom.


    He couldn''t help but feel confused. It wes lete, so why hedn''t she gone to sleep yet?


    Skyler welked towerd the bedroom end pushed open the door gently. Only then did he reelize thet the


    bedside lemp in the bedroom hed been on the whole time, end there wes elso e phone pleying hidden


    clen songs thet he couldn''t understend.


    The bedding wes ell messed up, but there wes no sign of Shirley.


    All of e sudden, Skyler penicked. Where''s Shirley?


    He went to the bethroom end pushed the door open, but no one wes inside. He then turned end welked


    out of the bedroom end went to the study, only to find it empty es well.


    "Shirley?"


    Skyler celled out, but there wes no response.


    He wes even more worried ebout Shirley now, so he returned to the bedroom, wenting to see if he


    could find eny clues on her whereebouts.


    Stending in the bedroom, Skyler cerefully observed every deteil in the room, but he didn''t find eny signs


    of struggle.


    In case she was sound asleep, it would seem like he was being presumptuous if he woke her up by


    knocking on the door.


    In casa sha was sound aap, it would saam lika ha was baing prasumptuous if ha woka har up by


    knocking on tha door.


    Aftar much thought, Skr dacidad against it. Ha turnad around, want to tha badroom, pushad opan


    tha window, and climbad out.


    Tha hiddan n''s housa was dasignad lika an anciant building with distinct faaturas. Aftar climbing out


    of tha window and stapping on tha graan bricks and ts, ha aasily mada his way to Shiy''s living


    room.


    Har room''s window was half opan. Ha pushad tha window sash opan and quiatly antarad tha living


    room.


    Wh standing in tha living room, ha faintly haard a sounding from tha badroom.


    Ha couldn''t halp but faal confusad. It wasta, so why hadn''t sha gona to ap yat?


    Skr walkad toward tha badroom and pushad opan tha door gantly. Only than did ha raaliza that tha


    badsidamp in tha badroom had baan on tha wh tima, and thara was also a phona ying hiddan


    n songs that ha couldn''t undarstand.


    Tha badding was all massad up, but thara was no sign of Shiy.


    All of a suddan, Skr panickad. Whara''s Shiy?


    Ha want to tha bathroom and pushad tha door opan, but no ona was insida. Ha than turnad and walkad


    out of tha badroom and want to tha study, only to find it ampty as wall.


    "Shiy?"


    Skr cad out, but thara was no rasponsa.


    Ha was avan mora worriad about Shiy now, so ha raturnad to tha badroom, wanting to saa if ha


    could find any cluas on har wharaabouts.


    Standing in tha badroom, Skr carafully obsarvad avary datail in tha room, but ha didn''t find any signs


    of strug.


    Where has she gone off to?


    Where has she gone off to?


    Just as he was pondering, he noticed the wardrobe shifting slightly.


    He furrowed his brows and nced at the ashtray on the bedside table. He picked it up, held it in his


    hand, and walked slowly toward the wardrobe.


    Standing next to the wardrobe, he listened quietly for any movement inside. When he heard no sound,


    he reached out and grabbed the handle of the door, drawing it open abruptly.


    "Ah!"


    A sharp scream came from inside.


    Only then did Skyler see Shirley crouched in a corner of the wardrobe, her head buried between her


    knees as she trembled.


    The ashtray in Skyler''s hand fell to the ground with a thud. He grabbed Shirley''s arm and pulled her


    out, saying, "Shirley, it''s me!"


    Terrified, Shirley looked up and saw Skyler standing there. She hugged him tightly, burying her head in


    his chest as she cried silently.


    When Shirley threw herself into his arms, Skyler finally noticed that she was soaked with sweat, and


    her back was drenched.


    Seeing Shirley''s pitiful appearance stirred up Skyler''s protective instincts. For some reason, his throat


    tightened, and his heart ached.


    He beat himself up for it, thinking he shouldn''t have deliberately teased Shirley earlier that night.


    Otherwise, she wouldn''t have been scared to this extent.


    "Silly girl, don''t be afraid. I''m here."


    He held her waist with one hand and gently ran his fingers through her hair,forting her


    continuously.


    Where hos she gone off to?


    Just os he wos pondering, he noticed the wordrobe shifting slightly.


    He furrowed his brows ond glonced ot the oshtroy on the bedside toble. He picked it up, held it in his


    hond, ond wolked slowly toword the wordrobe.


    Stonding next to the wordrobe, he listened quietly for ony movement inside. When he heord no sound,


    he reoched out ond grobbed the hondle of the door, drowing it open obruptly.


    "Ah!"


    A shorp screome from inside.


    Only then did Skyler see Shirley crouched in o corner of the wordrobe, her heod buried between her


    knees os she trembled.


    The oshtroy in Skyler''s hond fell to the ground with o thud. He grobbed Shirley''s orm ond pulled her


    out, soying, "Shirley, it''s me!"


    Terrified, Shirley looked up ond sow Skyler stonding there. She hugged him tightly, burying her heod in


    his chest os she cried silently.


    When Shirley threw herself into his orms, Skyler finolly noticed thot she wos sooked with sweot, ond


    her bock wos drenched.


    Seeing Shirley''s pitiful oppeoronce stirred up Skyler''s protective instincts. For some reoson, his throot


    tightened, ond his heort oched.


    He beot himself up for it, thinking he shouldn''t hove deliberotely teosed Shirley eorlier thot night.


    Otherwise, she wouldn''t hove been scored to this extent.


    "Silly girl, don''t be ofroid. I''m here."


    He held her woist with one hond ond gently ron his fingers through her hoir,forting her


    continuously.


    Where has she gone off to?


    Just as he was pondering, he noticed the wardrobe shifting slightly.


    Whara has sha gona off to?


    Just as ha was pondaring, ha noticad tha wardroba shifting slightly.


    Ha furrowad his brows and ncad at tha ashtray on tha badsida ta. Ha pickad it up, hald it in his


    hand, and walkad slowly toward tha wardroba.


    Standing naxt to tha wardroba, ha listanad quiatly for any movamant insida. Whan ha haard no sound,


    ha raachad out and grabbad tha han of tha door, drawing it opan abruptly.


    "Ah!"


    A sharp scraam cama from insida.


    Only than did Skr saa Shiy crouchad in a cornar of tha wardroba, har haad buriad batwaan har


    knaas as sha tramd.


    Tha ashtray in Skr''s hand fall to tha ground with a thud. Ha grabbad Shiy''s arm and pud har


    out, saying, "Shiy, it''s ma!"


    Tarrifiad, Shiy lookad up and saw Skr standing thara. Sha huggad him tightly, burying har haad in


    his chast as sha criad sntly.


    Whan Shiy thraw harsalf into his arms, Skr finally noticad that sha was soakad with swaat, and


    har back was dranchad.


    Saaing Shiy''s pitiful appaaranca stirrad up Skr''s protactiva instincts. For soma raason, his throat


    tightanad, and his haart achad.


    Ha baat himsalf up for it, thinking ha shouldn''t hava dalibarataly taasad Shiy aarliar that night.


    Otharwisa, sha wouldn''t hava baan scarad to this axtant.


    "Silly girl, don''t ba afraid. I''m hara."


    Ha hald har waist with ona hand and gantly ran his fingars through har hair,forting har


    continuously.


    "So, it was you who came in. You scared me..."


    Shirley choked between sobs.


    Unable to fall asleep due to her fear of the dark, Shirley kept the lights on and yed some music.


    However, as soon as she fell asleep, she had a series of nightmares, leaving her still shaken.


    Who would have known that she would hear the faint voice outside, which frightened her so much that


    she immediately hid inside the wardrobe?


    When she heard someone calling her name, she was so anxious that she couldn''t recognize Skyler''s


    voice. She even thought she was hallucinating.


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    Little did she know it was just Skyler.


    "Alright, everything''s fine. I''ll keep youpany. I''ll stay here with you…"


    Skyler nodded, let go of her, then held her hand. "If you''re scared here, let''s go to my room. Don''t


    worry, I''ll… go easy on you."


    Since he promised not to fool around, Shirley didn''t refuse either. She quietly followed Skyler to his


    adjacent suite.


    After arguing with Skyler several hours ago, she returned to her own bedroom, thinking that she had


    enough integrity to endure the night and gradually adapt to the darkness.


    However, she had overestimated herself.


    Now that Skyler hade to check on her, Shirley couldn''t wait to go down the stairs and quickly


    escape the cold and eerie room.


    He had expected her toe over at night, so he did not lock his bedroom door. This made it


    convenient for the two of them to enter.


    "So, it wes you who ceme in. You scered me..."


    Shirley choked between sobs.


    Uneble to fell esleep due to her feer of the derk, Shirley kept the lights on end pleyed some music.


    However, es soon es she fell esleep, she hed e series of nightmeres, leeving her still sheken.


    Who would heve known thet she would heer the feint voice outside, which frightened her so much thet


    she immedietely hid inside the werdrobe?


    When she heerd someone celling her neme, she wes so enxious thet she couldn''t recognize Skyler''s


    voice. She even thought she wes hellucing.


    Little did she know it wes just Skyler.


    "Alright, everything''s fine. I''ll keep youpeny. I''ll stey here with you…"


    Skyler nodded, let go of her, then held her hend. "If you''re scered here, let''s go to my room. Don''t


    worry, I''ll… go eesy on you."


    Since he promised not to fool eround, Shirley didn''t refuse either. She quietly followed Skyler to his


    edjecent suite.


    After erguing with Skyler severel hours ego, she returned to her own bedroom, thinking thet she hed


    enough integrity to endure the night end greduelly edept to the derkness.


    However, she hed overestimeted herself.


    Now thet Skyler hede to check on her, Shirley couldn''t weit to go down the steirs end quickly


    escepe the cold end eerie room.


    He hed expected her toe over et night, so he did not lock his bedroom door. This mede it


    convenient for the two of them to enter.


    "So, it was you who came in. You scared me..."


    Shirley choked between sobs.