However..
Bonnie had the same idea as Jim, too.
This unknown darkness that was before them could be the most dangerous thing they would ever face,
so how could she possibly allow Jim to face it himself?
She still remembered…
When they met at the orphanage, Jim had told her before that he was secretly afraid of the dark.
During the past year they had been together, Bonnie would sometimes tease him for being afraid of the
dark.
Even though her feelings toward Jim were more governed by disgust rather than love at this moment, it
did not change the fact that the past Jim and the current Jim were the same people, so they shared the
same fears.
As soon as she thought of this, she grew even more determined to go with him.
“If you don’t bring me along, I won’t let you go in there.”
A surge of warmth spread through Jim’s heart at the sound of this.
He turned to stare at Bonnie, whose eyes were etched with determination and worry.
He knew she was not throwing a tantrum or deliberately trying to challenge him, but she was truly
concerned about his safety and wanted to face this danger with him.
As he gazed at Bonnie’s face, the image of Bonnie sitting in his lap with her arms around her neck,
telling him that there was nothing to be afraid of in the dark, appeared in his mind.
In this scenario, Bonnie was wearing a red nightgown, and her hair spilled on her shoulders, making
her look gentle and kind. She was staring at him with the same determined, concerned look and
pressed a small kiss on his throat.
“Don’t worry. I’ll be here with you. If you’re ever afraid of the dark in the future, you can come to me.”
Jim’s heart leaped into his throat as a strange feeling surged into his heart. This was not a figment of
his imagination but a real memory. It felt more real to him than anything he had ever experienced! Did
this mean that…
Was he and Bonnie…truly in love in the past?
He could not believe that, at one point, Bonnie had sat on his lap and talked to him so tenderly. This
was something that he would never have imagined having happened, much less having experienced.
“Mr. Niry?” The subordinates whom Jim had ordered to go with him down the stairwell turned back
when they saw that he did not follow.
Jim immediately came to. He paused for a moment, then turned to shoot Bonnie a meaningful glance.
“You… Are you sure you want to come with me?”
Bonnie nodded earnestly as she held his gaze, then clutched his arm even tighter.
“I’m sure. I want to go down there with you.” Even though Jim did not remember a thing, she wanted to
fulfill her promise to him. Well, this one promise, at least. Jim sighed, then clasped her tiny hand in his
and held it tightly.
“Alright, you can come, but stay close to me.”
Then, he turned and walked down the stairwell. Bonnie followed behind him, and as she stared at his
tall, slender figure, a strange feeling spread through her heart.
The stairwell was very long, and even after walking for a long time, they did not see anyone else.
The man leading the group was beginning to feel a little scared, so he could not help asking,” Mr.
Landry, should we continue?”
Jim furrowed his brows.
“Yes.” As soon as he finished his sentence, the blood-curdling cries of a young girl rang out from the
end of the hallway.
“Help me!”
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