Chapter 199 poveza
signal–it was Lionel.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtSwiftly getting up, Elijah approached the window, but the overhead lamp flicked on with a click. Turning
around, he found Sheena casually leaning against the door with a sly smile.
Elijah stood frozen, turning to meet her gaze.
Little did he know that the drug injection had dulled his awareness of his surroundings!
He had not even realized when she had entered the room.
Sheena just smiled, staring at him, and asking, “Why are you still awake?”
Elijah replied, “Feeling a bit hungry and can’t fall asleep, so I thought of heading to the kitchen.”
“If you’re going to the kitchen, why walk toward the window? Are you planning to jump out from the
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmsecond floor to find food?” she teased.
The bird call had alerted her that something was amiss. After all, the security she had set up for the
property was impeccable, impenetrable even to a fly, let alone a bird.
Elijah stayed silent, seemingly unable to come up with a convincing, rebuttal.