Chapter 440

"Conrad, do you think... Do you think she could still be alive?" Fia whispered, clutching Conrad's hand as if holding onto a lifeline. Conrad frowned, bringing up his hand to pet her head gently. "She's dead." He pressed a finger to smoothen the furrow between her brows and continued, "She'll never hurt you again." Fia shook her head, her body trembling as she felt like her nerves were fried from the terror of her dream. "It felt so real...!" Conrad felt his heart ache at her state, and he carefully pulled her into his arms. "Fia, it's all over now. It was just a dream." A suffocating feeling overwhelmed Fia when she thought about the dream again, and she pushed Conrad away. "I can't breathe. Don't hold me too tightly." Conrad was stunned. He hadn't been holding her too tightly, but he released his grip on her when he heard her words. She fumbled around the bed frantically and said, "Where's my phone? Where is it? I want to listen to my lecture." Listening to her lectures w