Upon hearing this, a look of astonishment appeared on Scott's face. "How is that possible? It's supposed to be Nina."

At that time, he had already developed feelings for Nina. He cared about her so much that he rushed back to the country overnight.

The assistant, holding the newspaper, also found it incredulous. He thought he might have made a mistake. "I remember you mentioning that you and Nina were classmates, but this person is one grade below you," the assistant remarked.

With that, Scott's expression registered another wave of shock. He hurried over, taking the newspaper and examining it closely. Despite its age, the newspaper was well-preserved. The headline was clear, detailing a murder case at a certain high school, with casualties listed, and the only survivor being...

Scott stared blankly, unable to believe it. He blinked a couple of times, afraid he might be seeing things wrong. Suddenly, it felt as if this newspaper was not the same one he had seen before. The survivor mentioned in the paper was also named Nina but was a year younger. It could not be the same Nina.

How could this have happened?

Scott's expression turned grim. Was the newspaper wrong, or was there some misunderstanding somewhere?

Nina had indeed experienced a traumatic incident, something he had heard firsthand from her and others. How could she have turned into someone else in the blink of an eye?

Scott struggled to make sense of it all.

Nina came over to find him, seeing them packing up. She asked, "Do you need

The surprise on his face

change in his expression. "Is something wrong? If it's troublesome, Aunt Zoe and I

that their presence might be affecting Scott. Zoe was easygoing and would readily accept others' kindness. If someone treated her well, she would remember and return the favor twofold next time. So Zoe agreed

a book and then into a box. "I

immediately changed

Zoe enjoys

Scott handed the box to his assistant.

took the box. Nina glanced at the assistant and then at the box he took, sensing something odd but

takeout for dinner tonight, since we didn't buy any groceries," Scott suggested,

it. Please don't

insisted. She felt that

else's place, they

did not refuse this

His gaze

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