After Divorce I Became A Queen (Aurora and Sion) novel Chapter 45

Chapter 45 Is She Also Afraid of The Dark?

Aurora had to lean against the wall and held herself tightly. When she was about to crack up, she suddenly heard a knock at the door and a voice from Alex.

"Aurora, are you in the room?"

Aurora hastily raised her head. Her eyes were bloodshot and were brimming with tears as she looked at the door. She couldn't believe somebody were coming to save her.

A knock was heard again.

"Aurora, are you there?" Alex phoned Aurora while he was calling her.

The phone rang on the sofa. Hearing the ring for a while, Aurora began to realize somebody was looking for her.

Alex laid his ear to the door, and heard the phone ring from the room. Nobody answered the phone for a long time. He became anxious and smashed down the door.

Seeing the dim light form the door, Aurora broke down with a whimper. Her voice made Alex feel bad.

Alex hurried to shone the flashlight into the dark room, and finally found helpless Aurora in the corner behind the window. Feeling sick at heart, he squatted down beside Aurora and asked her softly, "Are you okay?"

Squatting down in the corner, with hair disheveled and head buried on her knees, Aurora was like a breakable doll that was abandoned by the whole world.

Alex helped Aurora up gently, and congratulated himself that he found Aurora at the right time. "It's okay, Aurora. I'm here." He tapped Aurora on the back and comforted her gently.

Aurora said nothing, but stopped weeping.

Alex came prepared with a lighter and some candles. He lighted several candles and laid them in the room. Aurora became relaxed as the room lightened. He was holding Aurora on the shoulder. Looking at her tearful face, Alex felt very sorry.

Aurora calmed down after a while.

"Thank you, Alex," said Aurora.

Watching Aurora's expression for a while, Alex was sure she was really relaxed, and murmured to her, "You just sit on the sofa and I'll get you a glass of water."

There was a slight flush on Aurora's face. "My legs feel numb." she said with embarrassment.

Wearing a smile on his face, Alex held Aurora by the arm and helped her walk towards the sofa. He noticed Aurora's phone on the sofa. Then he passed the phone to Aurora, and said with a resigned tone, "Did you forget it?" Aurora took the phone, and felt like a child who did something wrong. " I was so nervous that I forgot everything." said her, looking a bit embarrassed.

Alex watched over Aurora tenderly and silently. Her panic-stricken expression made Alex feel quite anxious and arose his strong desire to protect her. It's obvious that Aurora had regained her composure at the moment. Alex suppressed his urge to gather Aurora in his arms, got her a glass of water, and asked her seemingly without intention, "Are you afraid of the dark?"

"I've been afraid of the dark since I was a child. I dare not turn off the light at night." Aurora nodded without evasions. The case has been aggravated since her father's death.

Alex had a sort of feeling there was something behind Aurora's experiences, but for the moment he didn't want to get to the bottom of that. He just said to her in a soft voice, "Don't forget to call me at any time if you get into trouble. Even if I can't come to you in time, it will be better for you to chat with me on the phone."

Aurora felt touched, "Alex, thank you. If you were not here, I couldn't know…"