Chapter 378

Jackson knew that she was afraid of the dark. She had the habit of leaving the lights on even when she slept.

There was a period of time when she was renting her own place. At the time, she could sleep with the lights off, but she seemed to have reverted to her old habit of sleeping with the lights on.

Jackson frowned at the possibility that she wasn’t in her room.

Just as he was about to turn and leave, he heard a muffled sound coming from within. So she was in her room the whole time!

He paused in his tracks and reached for the light switch in the dark. The room was engulfed in brightness the moment the lights were switched on.

Immediately, he noticed a slender figure curled up in the corner of the room. She buried her face in her knees, and her shoulders twitched as she sobbed silently.

Was she crying?

Jackson’s eyes narrowed instantly. He approached her and knelt down next to her. “What’s wrong? What happened?”

His voice made her freeze up momentarily. Then, she slow