She caught a faint scent of disinfectant.

Instinctively, she looked up. The man was wearing a black coat over a sweater, with dress pants and leather shoes. His face bore a slight smile, and he stared at her with his brown eyes.

His face was fairer than his hands and he wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. His lips curved naturally into a soft smile, giving him an approachable appearance, and a small mole marked the corner of his left eye.

Despite his friendly appearance, Nina felt a chill run through her.

A chill that penetrated to the bone.

"Ivy..." the man murmured, staring at Nina.

Trying to calm her unease, Nina stood up, "Who are you calling?"

Seeing no reaction from her, the man stood up too. He looked at her with those deep brown eyes meaningfully as he said, "It seems I mistook you for someone else."

"Could you give me my things back?" Nina asked.

silently and handed

them, and the moment she touched his hand, she felt that icy

aside, and Nina hurried past him,

did she want to interact

murmuring the name "Ivy."

of sight. Playing with the string of

turns,

a quiet area, mostly office buildings used for business. Few people were around, making it

the stairs slowly, heading to the fourth

was only one room

as he was about to turn it a second time, he squinted slightly. He paused,

you for a long

the door, took off his black coat, and replaced it with a white

said, "You're anxious because you want my help again. It hasn't even been a few days, and you're already impatient?" "Write it down. I can't hear you!" Miranda

around the desk and sat in his office chair. Leaning back with his head resting on

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