Chapter 65
Everything around was pitch black , and nothing could be seen .
Josiah quickly looked up toward Sienna’s apartment .
It was the same there .
She must be scared alone in her rundown place
Without much thought , Josiah unlocked his phone and turned on the flashlight , moving forward .
This time , he didn’t bring anything , and with his long legs , he quickly climbed several steps at once , swiftly reaching the fifth floor .
Inside the apartment , Sienna was holding her phone , searching through the drawer for candles .
She was a bit surprised when she heard the knock on the door .
She ran to open the door .
“ Who’s there ? ”
“ Who else could it be? ” In the darkness , Josiah’s deep eyes fixed on her .
“ What , do you have a lot of visitors ? Besides that grain seller from last time , who else ?
Sienna blinked in confusion and shook her head , “ No one else .
“ Hmph ” Josiah scoffed as he strode in and sat down on the couch .
“ What’s going on ? ”
“ Oh , ” Sienna explained , “ The power’s out ”
“ What ? ” Josiah couldn’t believe it , “ Power’s out ? ” In this day and age , in such a booming place as Jeiacrity , there couldn’t possibly be a power outage .
“ That’s just the way it is ,” Sienna replied , “ 12th Avenue is an impoverished neighborhood and many of the lines are outdated and frequently need repairs ,” Things like this were naturally beyond the understandin
g of Josiah , who had grown up in a wealthy neighborhood .
“ This run – down place .
Josiah frowned in displeasure .
“ Why are you so stubborn about living here ? ”
Sienna didn’t want to respond to that .
Instead , she asked him , “ Did you come up for any particular re
reason ”
Hearing that , Josiah was at a loss .
He didn’t know what to reply .
He couldn’t bring himself to say something gross like he was worried about her .
“ Hmph , ” Josiah grunted , “ I just came to check things out and see what’s going on .
Otherwise , if something happened to you , I wouldn’t know how to explain it to Grandma
Sienna nodded and said .
“ I’m fine , you can go now .”
Josiah’s eyes widened .
He couldn’t believe she was actually kicking him out .
She didn’t care about his goodwill at all .
Suddenly feeling a tightness in his chest , he said , “ Leave ? In the pitch dark ? How am I supposed to do that ? ”
“ Don’t you have your phone ! ”
“ My phone’s dead ! ”
“ Oh , right , just wait a moment , ” Sienna remembered something and turned back to rummage through the cabinet for candles
Josiah stood up in confusion and moved beside Sienna , slightly leaning forward .
“ What are you looking for ? ”
“ Candles ”
“ Candles ? ” Josiah was surprised again .
“ You actually have those here ? ”
“ Yeah , ” Sienna replied naturally .
“ The power goes out a lot here .
The landlord and agent told me when I was renting so I prepared ahead .”
He was surprised that she knew it was this kind of place and still rented it .
Josiah’s frown deepened as he looked at the girl’s silhouette in the dim light .
She felt so unfamiliar , unlike the once – spoiled and wild Sienna he knew .
“ Ah – ha ,” She finally found the candles deep in the drawer .
Sienna smiled , “ Look , I found it ,” She handed one to Josiah .
“ Here , take this .
Light it so you can see your way down the stairs ”
“ Hmph ,” Josiah glanced at her .
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