"What happened? Why did the elevator stop?" Janet anxiously shouted. The elevator had come to a jerky halt just as she thought she could escape soon. Janet was not in the mood to care about Brandon anymore. She reached out to touch the buttons of the elevator. Just then, she accidentally touched a slender hand. "Sorry. " She heard Brandon's resonant voice. It looked like their hands had collided as the two had reached out to press the buttons. "It doesn't matter. I just wanted to press the emergency button. Frightened, Janet withdrew her hand. She could feel Brandon's breath blowing against her. She guessed Brandon was standing. right behind her. After a moment's pause, Brandon said, "I guess something has been wrong with the circuit ever since the power went off. yesterday. Then, he pressed all the buttons, including the emergency button. But there was no response. "What should we do now? Should we call someone?". Janet looked at her phone and was about to call for help but stopped on second thought. She thought maybe Brandon could be. the one to make the call

After all, he was the CEO of the Larson Group. Since he was trapped in the elevator, the staff would take it more seriously and come to their rescue immediately. "Hmm. " Ethan turned aroun d, took out his phone, an d called someone for help. He briefed the situation and hu ng up the phone. “Don't worry. The maintenance personne l said they would arrive soon. " Janet shrank in a corner and hugged her bag. "O ka y. Sensing the dread in her voice, Ethan comfo rted her, "Don't worry. The elevator has a v ent up there, so there is no risk of running . out of fresh air . Just wait patien tly for a while. Jane t no dded. Her fear had subside d after she heard him talk over the phone. After all, the CEO o f the Larson Group w as trapped with her. The company would act im mediately and make sure nothing happened to him. Therefore, she would also be r escued along with him. But the sudden darkness suffocated her. When Janet was a child, Fion a despised her. Every time Jocelyn bullied her to tears, Fiona would lock her in a dark cabinet. Janet wasn’t claustrophobic, bu t the darkness seemed to bring b ack bitter memories of the past

The two remained in the dark elevator; none of them spoke. The silence made Janet u ncomfortable. "How about I turn on th e flashlight of my phon e? It's too dark here. Just as Janet was about to turn the light on, she felt a strong grip on her wrist. "Don't wast e your phon e's power. Ethan couldn't let her turn on the flashlight. Otherwise, she woul d see his face and find out his secret. He didn't know how to explain himse lf if Janet found out now that Brand on Larson was actually Ethan Lester. Ethan knew Janet was a sensitive perso n. He wasn't sure if she would be mad a t him for concealing his true identity. Besides, his two brothers had alre ady taken action. If they followed the clues and fo und that he was Brandon, it would cause an earth-shattering storm. Ethan felt it would be be tter if Janet didn't know his true identity for now. Sensing something was wrong, Janet said, "Well, since people are coming to rescue us, I think we will be out soon. Besides, . you're the CEO of this compa ny, Mr. Larson. I'm sure they' ll come and rescue you soon. ‘Well, the battery in both our phones put together would last for a few hours . Won't we be out by then?’ she thought