Chapter 516 Don’t Touch Me, and Keep Your Distance
“What are you talking about? There’s nothing beside me,” Amanda replied, her fear mingled. with a
suspicion that Elias might be ying a prank on her.
“Honey, I swear something is moving next to you. Just turn around and see for yourself.”
She reluctantlyplied, but there was nothing there. It was bing evident that the man. was
attempting to spook her. “Elias! Seriously? How old are you? How childish can you be? You scared
me!”
Elias couldn’t help but chuckle at Amanda’s irritation. “Since you’re so scared, why don’t you. your dear
husband keep youpany while you sleep? I promise not to do anything. I’ll just obediently stay by
your side.”
“No, thanks! No matter what happens tonight, you can’t sleep on the bed. If you dare to, I’ll get mad
and won’t talk to you for a month.”
“Alright, alright, you go to sleep. I won’t bother you anymore.” Although he wanted to sleep. on the bed,
he didn’t want to provoke his wife or risk her leaving home.
Amanday back down and chose to ignore Elias, but she still couldn’t fall asleep.
Noticing her restlessness, he suggested, “If you can’t sleep, how about I tell a story, just like we did to
help Aiden fall asleep?”
She didn’t respond but let him proceed.
So, Elias adjusted into a more rxed position, facing Amanda from the couch, and began, “Let me
share a real-life experience from when I was studying abroad. My father insisted I keep my background
a secret, so I rented an apartment. Most of the tenants were working professionals and students.
Nothing unusual happened during my first week there, but I sensed movement under my bed one night
while I was asleep.”
She was utterly engrossed in the story, and her body tensed involuntarily. Driven by her. curiosity, she
pressed, “And then?”
Seeing that she took the bait, he continued, “So, I turned on the light and checked under the bed but
found nothing. However, I noticed…”
“What did you find? Tell me!”
With a sly grin, he said, “I found a woman’s bracelet. At first, I thought it belonged to the previous
tenant and decided to return it to her, thinking it might be some kind of special token of love.”
She sat upright, her gaze fixed on him. “So, is the bracelet left by the previous tenant?”
“Let me continue. After I picked up the bracelet and ced it on the table, the movement. under the
bed stopped for the night. However, I started hearing strange noisesing from the table. Each time I
checked, there was nothing there.”
“What could it be? Is it something supernatural?” Amanda unconsciously held onto her nket tightly.
She had a deep fear of ghosts and the unknown.
Elias couldn’t help but find her fear endearing. He continued, “So, the following day, after my sses, I
visited thendlord and informed her about the bracelet. Her response was quite peculiar. Her face
went pale when she saw the bracelet, and she promptly shut the door, instructing me to leave.”
She asked, “What does that imply?”
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“At the time, I had no clue. I simply left the bracelet on thendlord’s windowsill. Later, I learned that a
murder urred in my rented room. It was a tragic incident involving a couple whose heated argument
had turned fatal. The woman’s body had been hidden under. the bed.”
Amanda’s face turned pale, and she gripped her nket tightly. “So, you’re saying that bracelet
belonged to the murdered woman? How is that even possible? The police would have investigated the
scene thoroughly and wouldn’t leave such a crucial piece of evidence. behind. And even if they
somehow overlooked it, how could thendlord have missed it during her cleaning?” She was
completely immersed in the story Elias was narrating.
He smirked and replied, “It’s quite the mystery, right? I can’t exin it either.”
“So… There’s only one possible exnation. It’s the spirit of the woman, returning from beyond the
grave. That’s why you’ve been hearing those noises under the bed, and after you. picked up the
bracelet, the eerie sounds resumed.” She had let her imagination run wild, concocting a chilling ghost
story.
However, he remained silent, allowing her to indulge in her vivid imagination.
She curled up, tiny beads of sweat forming on her forehead. She had a deep fear of such supernatural
urrences. At that moment, she couldn’t bear to stay on the bed any longer and even sensed some
movement underneath it.
“You might have a point there, I suppose.” Elias could even discern Amanda’s embarrassment in the
dimly lit room.
“Please… just stop…” She huddled on the bed, shivering, and didn’t dare to turn around. Even though
a man was lying on the couch staring at her, she was still gripped by fear.
However, he remained silent since his intention was to create a spooky atmosphere to get an
opportunity to snuggle up with his warm and sweet-smelling wife in bed.
Meanwhile, Amanda found herself unable to sleep, a constant feeling of something lurking under the
bed haunting her. This unease was precisely why she avoided horror movies. altogether. After a while
of tossing and turning, she suddenly broke the silence. “Elias.”
“Yeah.”
“Are you asleep yet?”
“No, not yet.”
“Why aren’t you sleeping?” Amanda clutched her nket tightly.
A yful grin formed on Elias’ lips, “Well, as I mentioned, I can’t fall asleep on the couch.”
“Then… why don’t youe up and sleep?”
He promptly sat up upon hearing that. “Really?”
“Yes, but you have to stay on your side. Don’t touch me, and keep your distance.”
“Sure.”
Elias didn’t waste a moment and headed straight for the bed. Hey beside Amanda, causing her to
sense the bed’s dip and the familiar scent of the man. She immediately rxed, and her breathing
steadied.
However, he embraced her and asked, “Honey, why are you so chilly? Have youe down. with a
cold?”
“No, I’m just sensitive to the cold.”
“Well then, let me warm you up.” His mischievous grin grew even bolder after saying this.