Chapter 188

The hospital was empty at midnight. Eume woke up with a shiver, feeling a sudden chill. She looked around the empty ward and then out the window. Breathing heavily, she grabbed her phone. The time was stuck at midnight. She had a nightmare where Elizabeth came to kill her.

Eume swallowed, rubbed her temples, and texted Alexander: "Alexander, are you still awake?"

A reply: "Erme f–l"

She shot up to pour a glass of water. Just as she was about to drink, there was a knock on the door.

“Who is it?” Esme asked, turning around. “A nurse? Maybe she saw the light on?”

But there was no answer, just more knocking. Time frowned and looked through the glass. Suddenly, a woman’s face appeared.

Startled, Esme stepped back. The door swung open, and the lights went out. The room was pitch-black. In the faint light from outside, Esme saw it was Elizabeth.

Elizabeth’s face was deathly pale, her hair and clothes soaking wet. Water dripped from her body. Esme’s eyes widened, and she forgot to breathe.

Elizabeth’s hollow voice said, “Esme, give me back my life. You harmed me so badly. Why did you harm me?”

Elizabeth lunged at Esme, grabbing her neck. Esme’s voice trembled, and she struggled to breathe. Seeing Esme about to cry, Elizabeth smirked for a moment.

“No? Then why did I die? You… I was most afraid of water!” Elizabeth shouted.

Eume stammered, “I didn’t know you were afraid of water! Elizabeth, I didn’t kill you!”

Elizabeth, despondent, just kept repeating, “I’ll kill you!”

Esme’s pallor deepened; she fainted a few seconds later. The light flickered on, and Felix walked in, approaching Elizabeth, who was still gripping Esme’s neck. He asked, “She fainted already?”

Zelia murmured, “Do you want to see… to see how stark you…” In the middle of the night, feeling utterly helpless, how could she not faint?

Elizabeth was silent for a moment, then went to the mirror to check her appearance. She wore a long white dress, her hair scattered, with thick powder on her face and heavy dark lines under her eyes. She had white contact lenses, making her look expressionless.

Chapter 153

Elizabeth clicked her tongue; she even scared herself. Esme’s phone rang. Felix picked it up and saw a reply from Alexander: "Aandem about to rest. Why aren’t you asleep yet?"

Felix deleted the message.