Chapter: 78

Caden finally found the light switch and flicked it on.

The apartment wasn't large. It only had one bedroom, but it was neat and tidy.

Caden gingerly set Alicia down on the sofa.

Her eyelashes fluttered, and she squinted her eyes open.

Thanks to the alcohol, her usual hostility toward Caden was nowhere to be found. If anything, she looked dazed and confused.

Caden placed the medicine on the coffee table. "These are antihistamines. Be sure to take them."

He made to leave, but Alicia's hand suddenly shot out and grabbed his sleeve.

Caden looked back at her with a slight frown.

Alicia opened her mouth to speak, but in the next second, her vision went dark.

She froze in shock for a couple of seconds, then her hand jumped from Caden's sleeve to his forearm, clutching it tightly.

Caden pursed his lips and looked out the window. The lights in the complex were all out.

It must be a power outage.

Afraid that he would leave, Alicia scooted closer to Caden.

Caden tried to pull his hand free, but Alicia reacted quickly. She pounced on him, wrapping her arms around him in a desperate embrace.

Caden couldn't remember the last time he saw her act this vulnerable.

“Aren't you supposed to be all tough and brave?" he scoffed. “What, are you actually afraid of the dark?"

He felt Alicia stiffen, but she said nothing in response.

She was, in fact, absolutely terrified. She didn't even care if Caden mocked her for it.

Caden still had her phone, so he switched the torch on to light up the room.

Coincidentally, a message popped up on the screen. It was someone from the apartment complex group chat, informing the tenants that the power would be back in about half an hour.

He relayed the message to Alicia, then reached for the medicines and took out one pill.

“Open your mouth."

Alicia shifted her head to face him and obediently opened her mouth.

She was conscious of her actions, though her mind was still a little slow on the uptake.

And so, without much thought, she flicked her tongue against Caden's finger as he popped he pill into her mouth.

Caden swallowed audibly at the warm and wet sensation against his skin.

“Still the temptress, even in something as mundane as taking medicine."

Alicia blinked at him, her eyes still a little glassy. Without having any water to swallow the pill with, it quickly dissolved in her mouth.

She nuzzled Caden neck and muttered, “It tastes awful."

He could definitely hear the whine in her voice.