Chapter 207 Chapter 207 Whats going on ? The sudden power outage startled Damon , who immediately jumped to his feet in alarm On the other hand , Bennett was much calmer .
He opened the bedroom door and looked circuit breaker tripping the pitch black hallway , saying , Its probably just the The circuit breaker tripped ? Damon frowned , finding it hard to believe .
Why would it trip for no reason ! What are the maintenance guys even doing ! Sitting around and getting paid for nothing ! Alright , alright .
Bennett defended the maintenance team and said , People make mistakes sometimes .
Its already so late at night .
Why are you so anxious ! Just have someone gocheck .
Damon furrowed his brows , finding something off about the outage .
Feeling uneasy , he turned to Bennett and said , Hennett , lets talk about the gifts tomorrow .
The power just went out all of a sudden , and I check on Leia .
She scares easily , I dont want her to freak out , Just as Damon reached the door , Bennett stopped him .
What are you doing , Bennett ? Damon halted his steps and asked in confusion .
He glanced back at Bennett , and in the dun glow of the phones cold white light , Benners handsome and gentle features took on an eerie and almost chilling quality .
For a brief moment , it frightened Damon .
But almost instantly , he realized he must have been seeing things .
Because upon closer look , Bennett still looked just as calm and composed as ever With his lips slightly curved , Bennett teased , Damon , its late , and the powers out .
Why are you running to Leias room ? Even real siblings set boundaries , let alone Leia , who isnt even related to us by blood . If you keep staying so close to her , people might start questioning you .
Hearing Bennett vinsinuation , Damon immediately grew agitated .
His face darkened as he said unhappily , Bennett , what are you trying to say ! Blood related or not , Ive always seen Leia as my sister .
Weve been siblings for 18 years .
Do you think that would suddenly turn into something else ? Why are you getting so worked up ? Seeing Damon about to explode , Bennett quickly slung an arm around his shoulders and laughed .
Of course , I believe you .
But if word got out , would others believe it ? Most people only see the surface .
When they think of wealthy families , they will associate them with all sorts of filthy scandals .
Even if youre just looking out for Leia , you still need to be careful .
The world doesnt run on what you think is fine .
Got it ? Bennett added .
Damon was deep in thought , wondering if he should keep a distance from Leia But before he could think further , a terrified scream was suddenly heard from the hallway near the stairs .
Ahhh Danson recognized the voice immediately .
It was Leia .
Lela Without hesitation , Damon rushed toward the sound .
At the same time , the lights in the villa suddenly came back on When Damon arrived , he saw Leia and Noelle standing face to face in the hallway .
Lela lurched her chest , still trying to calm herself down .
She complained with annoyance , Noelle ! Were you trying to scare me to death ? Its so late night and youre walking without making a sound .
I nearly fell down the stairs when you bumped into met Noelle pouted Talways walk lightly .
But Leia , why were you coming up from downstairs ? I was startled when she heard that She blinked at Noelle and corrected her , Noelle , I didnt come upstairs .
I was just about to go downstairs , but when I heard footsteps , I turned around .
Thats when you lamped into mor Hearing Hur , Noelle blinked as ell and said , Leia , you just c complained that I walk Ik willanie making footstep sound .
But now youre saying you brand may r about anything You .
Leja was at a loss for words , feeling unerly annoyed with Noelle who could argue with her a 1/2 Chapter 207 Gritting her teeth , Leu forced a smile and said , I didnt put it accurately .
I shouldve said that I sensed someone behind me , so I turned around .
Wow Noelles eyes widened in an exaggerated expression of admiration as she said .
I see .
Leia , youre really impressive .
Im really good at hiding my presence .
Most people dont even notice when I get close .
But you actually sensed me Leis rolled her eyes inwardly and pondered , Is she mocking me ? Damn it .
Noelle is such a bitch ! Every word she speaks is dripping with sarcasm .
Hiph . Lets see how long she can keep this up Leia was fed up with Noelle , but she still kept a smile on her face and playfully said .
That just proves were so in sync .
No matter where you are , I can always sense you .
Oh .
I see Noelle and Leia looked at each other and exchanged smiles .
But in Noelles mind , she was thinking .
Leia sure is quick witted .
But in sync ! Please , the way shes looking at me , shes practically ready to eat me alive ! And does she think Im an idiot ? She clearly just came upstairs , yet she was lying about going down .
But why did the lie While Noelle was pondering Leias motives , Damon and Bennett arrived Whats going on with you two ?
Damon was the first to speak When Leia saw him , she softly called out , Damon .
Then she smiled and said , Nothing , its just that the power went out , so I wanted to see what was going on .
As I was heading downstairs , I ran into Noelle at the stairs .
Leias words sounded harmless on the surface .
Those not paying close attention might misunderstand and think she bumped into Noelle while going downstairs .
However , Rennett caught the subtle manipulation in her phrasing The corners of his lips curled up as he thought .
This woman ... What a waste of talent .
Shed thrive in a political chess game .
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