Chapter 172

"It's me!" A familiar voice echoed in the hallway. I swiftly held onto the railing and stopped. My tense body could finally relax. Soon, I turned around and headed upstairs, where I saw Brandon standing in the dark. Our previous interaction left things awkward, and I didn't know what to say. Still, I was genuinely shocked by the incident earlier, so I pretended to be angry. "You scared the heck out of me!" He simply grunted again. I never knew how to respond to that because that response was so cold. I was about to say more when he added softly, "I won't do it again." This time, I was at a total loss for words. Thus, I fished out my key and went to unlock my door. Just as I inserted the key into the keyhole, his low and deep voice rang again. "I overstepped my boundaries tonight. I won't do it again in the future." Huh? Stunned, I turned around, only to see he had entered through the half-open door. He glanced at me as he closed the door. "Goodnight." I wanted to say something