Chapter 61 What's There to be Afraid of

Yaacob's tone sent chills down Nancy's spine. She instinctively inched backward and shook her head. "No… No!"

"Then why are you getting away from me?"

"I… I'm not!"

"Really?"

"Y-Yes!" Nancy cleared her throat and feigned calmness.

The next moment, Yaacob turned around and fished out a knife from the nightstand drawer.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Nancy was stunned by this. She retreated until her body was on the edge of the bed, but Yaacob advanced toward her.

The blade brushed against her thigh, but the next moment, Yaacob spun it toward him as he reached out to grab an apple from her side of the nightstand. "Apple?"

Nancy's heart finally calmed down when she saw him pick up a bright red, juicy-looking apple from the fruit bowl. "No thanks. I don't have an appetite."

Yaacob paused, then handed her the knife instead. "Well, put this on your nightstand. There's an old wives tale that says you'll stop having nightmares if you keep a knife by your head!"

"Um… I don't need that, ei