Chapter 222

“Are you afraid?” Simon asked while staring into her eyes. He placed his large palm over hers.

Sharon nodded slightly. “How can I not be afraid? There’s an evil person keeping his or her eyes on me in the dark. I could lose my life at any given moment,” she said. The worst part was she did not even know the identity of the villain behind all of this.

She could only think of Sally Luke. However, she did not have any evidence to prove her suspicions.

“If you’re afraid, you can always hide in my arms.”

Sharon gave him a sideways glance. How could he be in the mood to joke around at a time like this?

Nevertheless, Simon had a serious expression on his face. It was as if she did not have to worry about the sky falling with him by her side.

Sharon’s heart fluttered once again. In the past five years, she had persevered through all of the difficulties that she had encountered on her own. Even since she was pregnant and unmarried, she had been on the receiving end of countless