Crises in Love (Zora and Jaylan)

A hopeful heart was left hanging. Why hasn't she come? Did she misunderstand my call yesterday? Or was she held back by something? Or...

I was on edge, even beginning to doubt, could Catherine have been deceived by Jaylan?

After all, because of me, Catherine and Jaylan had a pretty good relationship, and I hadn't seen Jaylan all day.

I was wide awake all night, thinking, if even Catherine wouldn't lend a hand, who else could I trust? The more I thought, the more helpless I felt, staring till dawn.

Just when I was getting sleepy, I was awakened by a clamor.

It seemed like someone had come to the house. Could it be Catherine?

I listened carefully, but the voices were men's, and there seemed to be more than one.

Their voices ebbed and flowed below, then they started moving upstairs, talking as they walked, but I couldn't make out what they were saying.

Suddenly, my door was pushed open, and I sat up in alarm.

I saw Zora walk in with a man in work clothes, carrying a toolbox. They were talking as they entered, but the moment they saw me, they stopped abruptly, the worker's eyes filled with shock.

I guess they didn't expect someone in the room, or maybe my appearance was too grotesque and shocked him.

Zora quickly explained, "My lady is sick, let's not disturb her! Do you... need to check here too?"

The man nodded, his voice firm, "Yes, we need to check everywhere!"

Then he retreated.

I quickly asked Zora, "What's going on? Who are they?"

Zora glanced at me and replied indifferently, "Neighborhood maintenance, they are checking the electrical circuits. You can lie down!"

I gave a disappointed "oh", and laid back down with a sigh.

Of course, the power outage yesterday must have called for an inspection.

Zora casually closed the door and followed him out, saying to the man, "Be careful not to break anything! Why so much trouble, you have to check every room? It's not our fault!"

I heard the man say, "Of course we have to check every room. We're testing if the lines have aged, looking for any irregular connections, and eliminating potential hazards. Don't worry, it'll be quick." Carl's crying came from downstairs, and Zora urgently called out to the man, "Hurry up! Don't touch anything here! Ah... that's the study, just check that. I need to go downstairs... hurry up, please!" Then I heard the sound of Zora running downstairs.

I had to admit, Zora was quite attentive to Carl.

Just then, the door was flung open again, and I was startled to see the same man rushing towards my bed...

The man barged in, his stride quick towards me. I was so scared I almost screamed, but heard him whisper, "Shh, quiet!"

Then he opened the toolbox he was carrying, took out a phone from inside, and handed it to me, whispering, "It's from Catherine!"

With that, he turned and left quickly.

I watched his retreating figure in shock, quickly hiding the phone in my blanket. I stared at the door, still reeling from the shock, my heart pounding painfully. Catherine, he's Catherine's man!

In that moment, I was overjoyed, almost crying. Finally, someone was helping me, finally, I could contact the outside world.

Lying in bed, I suppressed my tears, a surge of strength welling up. With the phone, I felt reinvigorated.