The Billionaire Twins Need A New Mommy! novel Chapter 240

Chapter 240: Be Mine

Lola didn’t overthink Atlas’s words and just let it be. The two of them stayed under the overhang until it started thundering and the wind picked up. So, even though it was against her will, they broke into the house to take shelter.

"Goodness," Lola said, standing near the window and staring outside. "Is the cabin going to be all right with this much wind and rain?"

"Those two usually sleep like a log," he said. "Besides, Baby’s going to protect them if the cabin collapses."

Lola looked back at where he was, barely seeing his figure through the darkness of the house. What he said just now gave her a spike of anxiety.

"They’ll be fine," Atlas remarked, propping himself on the armrest of the old couch. "More people are protecting the cabin."

"More people?"

"I would never leave them alone, unguarded."

Lola stared at his figure, and with the lack of light, she couldn’t really see the expression on his face. However, his voice was enough to reassure her.

"Okay," she nodded, crossing her arms as she looked outside again.

For the next several minutes, their voices were absent as she stared outside while he stared at her figure standing near the window. Seeing the growing concern in her eyes, he pushed himself away and looked around the house.

His eyes had already adjusted to the darkness, so he could at least make out the shapes of the furniture. But as he was walking away, Lola’s hurried voice reached him.

"Where are you going?"

He looked back. "To find the main switch."

"Oh."

"Are you scared of the dark?"

"No." Lola pursed her lips, flinching a bit when the sky roared and lightning flashed behind her. "I’m not scared of the dark. It’s more like... being alone in the dark scares me, especially in unfamiliar places." 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

He went quiet, and in a second, he walked toward her. He stopped a step closer, just enough for her to see his face.

"Come then." He took her hand and, without further ado, led her with him.

Lola not only clutched his hand back, but her other hand held his arm. "Can you even see?"

"Barely."

"Atlas, I don’t think there’s an electrical connection to this place. So even if we find the main switch, it’ll be futile."

"Trying is better than settling into assumptions."

His response silenced her completely. How could she argue with that? Lola didn’t try, taking small steps to stay close to him as if this small house was big enough for her to get lost. However, she wasn’t lying when she said that being alone in the dark in unfamiliar places scared her.

Click.

Lola’s thoughts halted as she heard something. "Did you find it?" she asked.

"Mhm." Atlas gently pulled his other hand from hers, only to guide her hand to hold the hem of his shirt. Once his hand was free, he carefully felt the main switch frame, then pushed a lever that he believed was the main switch.

Tak.

Lola and Atlas intuitively looked up, but all that came was the lightning and the flash of thunder beaming through the window. He pushed a few more switches, but nothing happened.

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