She lay down on the bed without covering herself with the blanket, staring at the ceiling as the air conditioning in the room was on full blast.
However, after a moment, she began to feel a bit cold, so she curled up under the blanket, curling up her body...
She closed her eyes and drifted off, not knowing how long she had slept when she was suddenly awoken by the sound of urgent knocking at the door.
Emily Stone sat up, rubbing her sleepy eyes, and glanced at the clock on the bedside table—it was almost ten o'clock.
Who would come looking for her this late?
She put on her glasses and got out of bed, wearing slippers as she walked to the door. Then, the door was knocked on twice more, with a lot of force, sounding very urgent.
Emily Stone's heart skipped a beat, her subconscious assumed something urgent had occurred, so she quickened her pace, almost running to the door, and then she opened it—