Felix didn't know Elizabeth's exact situation, so he brought the Base M medical kit. Elizabeth accidentally fell asleep, but after about twenty minutes, she was awakened by her phone. Just as she was about to answer the call, the lights in the room suddenly went out. Then a message came through the group chat: "Forgot to tell everyone, the power will be out in the courtyard after 8 PM tonight for electrical maintenance."
Elizabeth immediately sent a message: "Is all the data saved?"
Finnley Chase: [Don't worry, it's all automatically saved. Haven't you left yet?]
The research institute was very dark without the lights. Elizabeth pulled her clothes tighter around her, didn't reply to the message, and felt very sleepy. Felix arrived quickly.
“Why is the power out?” Felix illuminated the room with a flashlight.
Elizabeth didn’t speak and tried to find a candle. She thought, given Finnley Chase’s personality, there must be spare candles in this office. Sure enough, she found candles in a drawer in the corner. As the candlelight flickered, Felix smiled, “I haven’t seen a candle in years.”
“You saw one last time we had dinner at the restaurant,” Elizabeth glared at Felix.
Felix immediately said, “Boss, those were romantic candles. These blackout candles, I only saw them when I was a kid.”
That was true. Elizabeth took out some medicine, and Felix immediately poured her some water. Elizabeth took the medicine, but her stomach still felt uncomfortable.
“Boss, you’ve been too tired these past few days. How about you take a good rest? We can handle things at the institute.”
“You can’t help me. The institute involves a lot of people; only I can handle it.” At this point, Elizabeth sighed. Whenever she thought about Alexander also investing, the institute seemed even more chaotic. She hoped Alexander would just invest money and not say anything. If he were that kind of investor and partner, Elizabeth would definitely like him.
“You should go back later,” Elizabeth said to Felix.
Felix clicked his tongue, “You’re most afraid of the dark, aren’t you?”
Elizabeth didn’t feel like moving. She shook her head, “Forget it, I’ll sleep here tonight.”
“Then I have to stay here with you!” Felix still remembered that something had happened to her last time at the institute.
Elizabeth looked at Felix wistfully, “Will you be this patient with your girlfriend in the future?”
“Of course, I’ll treat my girlfriend even better! Time will tell, I’m a great guy, just spend time with me? You’ll definitely be full of praise!” He gave himself a thumbs-up.
Elizabeth laughed. “Alright, you can go now.” Elizabeth finished her medicine and urged him to leave; Felix wouldn’t rest well here.
“I’ll stay with you.”
As they spoke, footsteps suddenly echoed from the hallway outside. Elizabeth and Felix looked out together, and soon, a flashlight beam shone in. The flashlight illuminated Elizabeth’s face. In the darkness, the light fell on Elizabeth, making her face look pale and weak.
“Mr. Tudor, she’s here!”