Chapter 12


    A hopeful heart was left hanging. Why hasn''t shee? Did she misunderstand my call yesterday? Or


    was she held back by something? Or...


    I was on edge, even beginning to doubt, could Catherine have been deceived by Jan?


    After all, because of me, Catherine and Jan had a pretty good rtionship, and I hadn''t seen Jan


    all day.


    I was wide awake all night, thinking, if even Catherine wouldn''t lend a hand, who else could I trust? The


    more I thought, the more helpless I felt, staring till dawn.


    Just when I was getting sleepy, I was awakened by a mor.


    It seemed like someone hade to the house. Could it be Catherine?


    I listened carefully, but the voices were men''s, and there seemed to be more than one.


    Their voices ebbed and flowed below, then they started moving upstairs, talking as they walked, but I


    couldn''t make out what they were saying.


    Suddenly, my door was pushed open, and I sat up in rm.


    I saw Zora walk in with a man in work clothes, carrying a toolbox. They were talking as they entered,


    but the moment they saw me, they stopped abruptly, the worker''s eyes filled with shock.


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    I guess they didn''t expect someone in the room, or maybe my appearance was too grotesque and


    shocked him.


    Zora quickly exined, "Mydy is sick, let''s not disturb her! Do you... need to check here too?"


    The man nodded, his voice firm, "Yes, we need to check everywhere!"


    Then he retreated.


    I quickly asked Zora, "What''s going on? Who are they?"


    Zora nced at me and replied indifferently, "Neighborhood maintenance, they are checking the


    electrical circuits. You can lie down!"


    I gave a disappointed "oh", andid back down with a sigh.


    Of course, the power outage yesterday must have called for an inspection.


    Zora casually closed the door and followed him out, saying to the man, "Be careful not to break


    anything! Why so much trouble, you have to check every room? It''s not our fault!"


    I heard the man say, "Of course we have to check every room. We''re testing if the lines have aged,


    looking for any irregr connections, and eliminating potential hazards. Don''t worry, it''ll be quick."


    Carl''s crying came from downstairs, and Zora urgently called out to the man, "Hurry up! Don''t touch


    anything here! Ah... that''s the study, just check that. I need to go downstairs... hurry up, please!"


    Then I heard the sound of Zora running downstairs.


    I had to admit, Zora was quite attentive to Carl.


    Just then, the door was flung open again, and I was startled to see the same man rushing towards my


    bed...


    The man barged in, his stride quick towards me. I was so scared I almost screamed, but heard him


    whisper, "Shh, quiet!"


    Then he opened the toolbox he was carrying, took out a phone from inside, and handed it to me,


    whispering, "It''s from Catherine!"


    With that, he turned and left quickly.


    I watched his retreating figure in shock, quickly hiding the phone in my nket. I stared at the door, still


    reeling from the shock, my heart pounding painfully.


    Catherine, he''s Catherine''s man!


    In that moment, I was overjoyed, almost crying. Finally, someone was helping me, finally, I could


    contact the outside world.


    Lying in bed, I suppressed my tears, a surge of strength welling up. With the phone, I felt reinvigorated.