At the same time, the explosive crack of thunder sounded overhead just as a purplish-white streak of lightning split the night sky in half, ominously igniting the darkness that fell over the land.

Tucked away in Bayside Residence, Sonia bolted upright in bed and gasped. Her heart felt constricted with panic, but she had no idea why.

To switch on the bedside lamp, she had to bring her hand up. After that, she massaged her temples and reached for the glass of water on her nightstand, then took a sip as she tried to calm herself down.

She was done drinking and was just about to place the glass back on the nightstand when her eyes widened in horror; the curtains had not been drawn over the French windows at the foot of her bed, and on the rain-splattered glass appeared a terrifying figment of what looked like a skull.

 

Am I imagining things? Sonia shut her eyes tight and opened them again, then looked up at the French windows once more.

This time, she was met with darkness, which was weakly illuminated by the neon lights of the nightscape that refracted off the glass. There was no skull at all.

“Phew.” She let out a huge sigh of relief and patted her chest to soothe her wildly-beating heart.

As it turned out, she had been imagining things after all. Of course I was. With the way modern society is progressing, I should be jaded enough to ignore all the nonsense about paranormal stuff. She shook her head and let out a self-effacing laugh at her own rich imagination.

When Sonia arrived at work the next day, Daphne—who had been waiting at the former’s office doorway—bowed and greeted, “Good morning, President Reed.”

“Good morning. Why are you here waiting for me? Has something happened?” Sonia asked as she took out her card key and swiped it across the sensor on the door, then made her way into the office.

 

fell in step behind her. “I just got a call from Fuller Group. They want you to go over for a meeting; it’s about alternative energy

heard this and paused. “Is the meeting at Fuller

Daphne nodded earnestly. “Yes.”

went as quickly as it came. “Very well, then. What time is the

all honesty, she was reluctant to go over to Fuller Group, but Toby was the person in charge of the collaboration, and he called the shots when it came to the time and place for any relevant meetings. No one would dare speak up against his decisions unless they were prepared to lose out on the project. Sonia had fought tooth and nail to

for 2.00PM,”

sat down.

you a ticket this morning.” Daphne opened the folder she was carrying and

reading the brief introduction on fashion inscribed upon it, Sonia couldn’t help but laugh while musing, “I can’t believe he actually

to you personally, but he got a phone call and had to

the drawer and said, “Maybe it was a work call. Speaking of which, you should get back

Daphne nodded once and left the

she got a call from the police station and was informed that the

no one sabotaged the crystal chandelier.

found the explanation to be lazy and unreliable, in the absence of rust and sabotage, she could come up

allowed the incident to come to an end and did not press further

arm, then

and drove over to Fuller

the time displayed on the bottom right corner of

immediately understood what Toby was asking and nodded. “I saw three of the

curtly in response.

the cane that was resting against the edge of the table and hoisted himself to his feet, then proceeded toward the door. Tom, on the other hand, carried the

Tom made their way through the door, and those who were already

and formal front along with

lingered briefly on Sonia,

hand out the information related to the meeting agenda. However, a look of astonishment flashed in his eyes when he noticed Sonia’s bandaged arm as she reached for the document, but he quickly

usual spot behind Toby that he pointed out in a low

Toby’s stoic reply, though there

a brow. Okay, so I’ve unnecessarily voiced out my observation.

and the agenda for the day was with regards to the essential uses for which the alternative energy technology might be used after business discussions were concluded, as well as

could on the subject of alternative energy, and she might have sat through several

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