Chapter 869

Elizabeth curled her lips; it was time to make Alexander suffer a bit. She let the water run for a long time before finally going to take a shower. Alexander was sitting on the sofa downstairs, on a video call with Kieran.

Kieran, half asleep, mumbled, “Alexander, are you crazy? You’re not sleeping, and you won’t let me sleep either.”

“Alexander, I’m exhausted. Let me sleep.”

Alexander stared at Kieran on his phone, clearly annoyed. “Did you hear what I said?”

“What?” Kieran opened his eyes. His room was dark, with only the screen illuminating his face slightly.

“I said, Elizabeth is here with me right now!” Alexander said through gritted teeth.

Kieran turned over, suddenly more awake. “What? Why is she there?”

“I went to Dream City to find her,” Alexander said, pressing his lips together.

Kieran was fully awake now. “Fuck, you went to Dream City?”

“Yes. And I taught Valentin a lesson,” Alexander said, looking at Kieran. The light in Kieran’s room turned on.

“Are you crazy? Did you offend Valentin?” Kieran’s eyes widened.

“Valentin is done for,” Alexander said nonchalantly.

Kieran was shocked. “Alexander, are you trying to make your life difficult?”

“Valentin kidnapped Elizabeth and almost humiliated her,” Alexander explained.

Kieran didn’t know how to respond. What the hell happened on this trip to Dream City? Just as Alexander was about to speak again, the lights went out.

Kieran asked, “Why did you turn off the lights?”

Alexander looked around. The lights on the Christmas tree were out. The streetlights outside were also dark. At that moment, Elizabeth’s voice came from upstairs, “Alexander!”

Alexander was slightly stunned. The power’s out, Alexander thought, hanging up the video call and heading upstairs immediately. He responded, “I’m here.”

Alexander quickly reached the guest room. The door to the guest room was open, and Elizabeth was holding a bath towel, hastily wrapping it around herself. She turned on her phone’s flashlight, which shone directly on Alexander.

When Alexander looked up, he saw Elizabeth wrapped in the bath towel. Perhaps because she was too flustered, the towel wasn’t wrapped properly. She was barefoot, standing on the wet floor, water dripping from her body. Her eyes were wet and a bit panicked as she looked at Alexander.

“The power and water are out,” Alexander explained.

Elizabeth’s heart sank; the sudden darkness had scared her. There was still water initially, but after a few seconds, it stopped flowing.

“Then I…” Elizabeth looked down at herself. She suddenly felt a bit embarrassed and tightened her grip on the towel. Although she had been with Alexander for many years, they hadn’t been intimate during those years. Alexander had never seen her like this, and she had rarely seen Alexander right after a shower.

Alexander pressed his lips together and directed his phone’s flashlight to the side. “Dry yourself off and change your clothes. I’ll check what’s going on and see if the power can come back.”

Elizabeth nodded, “Okay.” She turned to get her clothes. But the floor was wet, and as she walked, she lost control and started to fall.

“Alexander!” she called out instinctively.

Alexander looked up and quickly stepped forward, catching Elizabeth around the waist. But the floor was too slippery with all the water. They both fell heavily to the ground. Alexander’s hand cushioned Elizabeth’s head, and her towel started to slip. Alexander quickly pressed down on her towel, then fell to the ground. His hand hit the floor hard. Elizabeth could clearly feel the coldness of his fingertips on her chest.