Chapter 990 Why are the Nightmares Returning?

"No, it's not that I'm just highly empathetic." Demi shook her head. "The reason I can empathize with them is because I went through something similar. I almost became Geraldine or the Elvers' eldest daughter-in-law! "When I overheard Lily and the matchmaker discussing the sale, I was terrified! I thought of the Elvers' eldest daughter-in law, so I risked everything and ran away. "The pitch-black night, human-eating beasts… None of that was as terrifying as the Elvers! If I had been sold to them, I might have been dead by now. Or worse, I would be screaming for help, with no one to hear me! "That day, when I saw the wounds on Geraldine's body for the first time, I dreamed of her—the Elvers' eldest daughter-in-law. It was dark and freezing, and she was chained in a pigsty! "But somehow, the person chained up became me." Demi's last "me" in her sentence was as faint as a wisp of smoke. But Felix still heard it clearly. "I was so scared…" Demi stopped walking. It was as though she