The Lawyer’s Romance in Law

“What are you talking about? There’s nothing beside me,” Amanda replied, her fear mingled. with a suspicion that Elias might be playing a prank on her.

“Honey, I swear something is moving next to you. Just turn around and see for yourself.”

She reluctantly complied, but there was nothing there. It was becoming evident that the man. was attempting to spook her. “Elias! Seriously? How old are you? How childish can you be? You scared me!”

Elias couldn’t help but chuckle at Amanda’s irritation. “Since you’re so scared, why don’t you. your dear husband keep you company while you sleep? I promise not to do anything. I’ll just obediently stay by your side.”

“No, thanks! No matter what happens tonight, you can’t sleep on the bed. If you dare to, I’ll get mad and won’t talk to you for a month.”

“Alright, alright, you go to sleep. I won’t bother you anymore.” Although he wanted to sleep. on the bed, he didn’t want to provoke his wife or risk her leaving home.

Amanda lay back down and chose to ignore Elias, but she still couldn’t fall asleep.

Noticing her restlessness, he suggested, “If you can’t sleep, how about I tell a story, just like we did to help Aiden fall asleep?”

She didn’t respond but let him proceed.

So, Elias adjusted into a more relaxed position, facing Amanda from the couch, and began, “Let me share a real-life experience from when I was studying abroad. My father insisted I keep my background a secret, so I rented an apartment. Most of the tenants were working professionals and students. Nothing unusual happened during my first week there, but I sensed movement under my bed one night while I was asleep.”

body tensed

she took the bait, he continued, “So, I turned on the light

you find?

a woman’s bracelet. At first, I thought it belonged to the previous tenant and decided

gaze fixed on him. “So, is the bracelet left by

under the bed stopped for the night. However, I started hearing strange noises coming from the table. Each time I checked, there was

onto her blanket tightly. She had a deep fear of ghosts

landlord and informed her about the bracelet. Her response was quite peculiar. Her face went pale when she saw the bracelet, and she promptly shut the door, instructing me to leave.”

“What does

murder occurred in my rented room. It was a tragic incident involving a couple whose heated argument had turned fatal. The woman’s body

face turned pale, and she gripped her blanket tightly. “So, you’re saying that bracelet belonged to the murdered woman? How is that even possible? The police would have investigated the scene thoroughly and wouldn’t leave such a crucial piece of evidence. behind. And even

smirked and replied, “It’s quite the mystery, right? I can’t

the bed, and after you. picked up

remained silent, allowing her to indulge in her

forehead. She had a deep fear of such supernatural occurrences. At that moment, she couldn’t bear to stay on the bed any longer and even sensed some movement underneath

there, I suppose.” Elias could even discern

stop…” She huddled on the bed, shivering, and didn’t dare to turn around. Even though a man was lying on the couch staring at her, she was still gripped by fear.

his intention was to create a spooky atmosphere to get an opportunity to

bed haunting her. This unease was precisely why she avoided horror movies. altogether. After a while of tossing and turning, she suddenly broke