CHAPTER 542: CHAPTER 542: I’M NOT GOING ANYWHERE, I’LL JUST STAY HERE WITH YOU

"Boo hoo, I’m scared, you jerk, you bastard, why are you watching a horror movie!! Boo hoo hoo..."

Joanna Ramsey was crying so hard she couldn’t catch her breath, clutching Victor Bennett’s shirt and refusing to let go.

Victor Bennett saw that she was really scared and didn’t dare to argue back. He noticed her standing barefoot on the floor, so he picked her up and carried her back to bed.

"Yes, yes, it’s all my fault, okay? Who knew you’d be such a scaredy-cat."

Victor Bennett commented disdainfully.

Joanna Ramsey angrily pinched the soft flesh on his waist, making Victor Bennett yelp in pain.

"Joanna Ramsey, are you trying to murder me?!!"

Joanna Ramsey snorted coldly at his words, and just as she was about to speak, a loud thunderclap startled her and she trembled, burrowing into his arms, crying too much to speak.

Victor Bennett found her reaction both amusing and exasperating.

Seeing her like this, Victor Bennett couldn’t leave her. As he was wondering what to do, Fiona Grantham’s call came through.

Victor Bennett answered the phone and immediately heard Fiona Grantham’s voice.

"Victor, have you left yet? It’s raining heavily, drive carefully."

Hearing the woman’s voice, Victor Bennett looked at the girl still crying in his arms and furrowed his brows with some difficulty.

"Phoebe, I might not be able to make it."

In his arms, Joanna Ramsey perked up at the mention of Phoebe and forgot her fear.

Fiona Grantham didn’t expect to get such a response from her call.

"You, didn’t you just promise to come and stay with me?"

Victor Bennett scratched his head awkwardly, recalling he did indeed promise her.

"I did, but..."

Victor Bennett paused, looking at the girl in his arms who was no longer trembling like before.

He thought for a moment and continued, "Well, okay, I’ll come over now."

Just as he finished speaking, another clap of thunder boomed outside, causing both women on the ends of the line to scream.

Victor Bennett jumped in fright, accidentally hung up the call while scrambling and tossed the phone aside.

"It’s okay, it’s just thunder," he gently comforted.

Joanna Ramsey looked up, her tear-streaked face a mess, and she climbed onto Victor Bennett using both her hands and feet.

"Are you going out? Can you take me with you?"

Joanna Ramsey was thoroughly scared, first by the horror movie, then by a nightmare, and finally awakened by the thunder.

Tears of grievance fell from Joanna’s eyes, and it nearly broke Victor Bennett’s heart.

"Oh my God, please don’t cry, I’m not going anywhere. I’ll stay here with you."

Hearing this, Joanna Ramsey blinked her watery eyes and asked naively, "Really?"

"Really, really, really, please stop crying."

Joanna Ramsey blushed at his words, stopped her tears, and climbed off him, but continued to cling tightly to his clothes without letting go.

Seeing her like this, Victor Bennett knew he couldn’t leave. He reached for his phone, tossed aside earlier, and called Fiona Grantham back.

As soon as the call connected, Fiona Grantham’s anxious voice came through.

"Why did you suddenly hang up? There was just another thunderclap, it’s so scary. Victor, where are you now?"

Looking at the small figure in his arms, Victor Bennett gently comforted her with his hands and said guiltily, "Phoebe, I’m sorry, I can’t make it."

Fiona Grantham was surprised by his words: "Why? Did something happen?"

Side note: To stay safe, I’ll leave the remaining two thousand words for another day. Too much excitement for today, no more updates, ten to come... the rest will continue tomorrow.