The Abandoned Wife Dumped Him First (Victoria and Elias) novel Chapter 370

Jonah had arranged for a private premiere screening.

The moment Victoria and Elias sat down, the surrounding lights dimmed, leaving only the bright glow from the large screen in front.

Soon, the film officially began.

The movie was about five thrill-seeking young adults who team up to explore an abandoned castle, only to encounter a series of bizarre events.

The film started off with a relatively normal, cheerful tone. But soon, as the group prepared to head back, a downpour began, and dusk settled in.

Forced to return to the castle to take shelter from the rain, the background music and visuals gradually turned ominous.

“Aah—!”

Suddenly, a character in the movie screamed. The piercing, shrill cry echoed through the theater, so immersive it gave you goosebumps.

Elias subconsciously glanced at Victoria beside him.

Women generally scared easily and wouldn’t choose a horror movie if they were alone.

Elias had never been to the movies with anyone. For one, he had no time, and for another, he had no interest. But he knew the basics; he was aware that many couples chose horror movies in the early stages of dating to build intimacy.

When people are scared, they instinctively move closer to and rely on those next to them.

Elias thought Victoria would do the same. After all, during the power outage at the design institute, she had been so frightened by him that she’d nearly fallen down the stairs.

However, Victoria was perfectly calm.

Aside from a slight frown at the bloody sight of a side character’s gruesome escape, her face showed no signs of fear or nervousness.

This woman…

When did she get so brave?

Elias’s lips straightened into a thin line. He lowered his gaze and turned his attention back to the screen.

Coincidentally, the film cut to an extremely frightening scene. A dark figure lunged out of the shadows, clawing wildly at the protagonist.

Elias’s pupils contracted, and his temples throbbed as if they’d been yanked by a string. He flinched.

Victoria wasn’t actually watching that intently.

There was a time in college when Cerys Thorne was obsessed with horror and apocalyptic films, but she was too scared to watch them alone, so she would drag Victoria along.

Having seen so many, Victoria had naturally become desensitized to them.

In the dim light, the corner of Victoria’s eye caught the flicker of tension that had just crossed Elias’s face.

Her eyebrows twitched.

If she wasn’t mistaken, had Elias just been scared?

Speaking of which, this was the first time she had ever watched a movie with Elias.

Over the past two years, she had thought about it—or rather, she had thought about many things she wanted to do with him. But every time she mustered the courage, she was met with cold sarcasm, and it would end unhappily.

Over time, those longings were buried in dust, and she stopped hoping.

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