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In another private room of the restaurant, Julian and his group were also dining. They had arrived in Kestrel the day before and had placed people in several major hospitals, but Aurora had yet to appear.

"Julian, don't worry too much," Irene said. "Maybe she was still in that small town yesterday, and she'll come here today or tomorrow to visit the hospital."

"Exactly. She couldn't even confirm the time herself," Nick added.

Julian's expression remained tense. "I'm just worried about her and the baby. Is she doing okay? Is she comfortable with the food, the accommodations? She has a weak stomach-she can't afford to skip meals. And now that she's pregnant, I'm even more concerned. I don't know if the baby is being good to her or giving her trouble," Julian murmured.

"Relax," Irene reassured him. "Didn't she emphasize over the phone that she's doing fine? Clearly, that pirate hasn't mistreated her. You don't need to worry about that. As for meeting her, once she visits a hospital, we'll know immediately."

"My heart keeps racing. I feel like things won't go so smoothly."

"Why wouldn't they? She only hinted at a few things, and frankly, you're the only one who could make sense of them. We all thought there wasn't much depth to what she said. You're just overthinking it."

Irene and Nick spoke one after another, trying to comfort Julian. He had ordered a table full of Aurora's favorite dishes but ended up having to eat them himself. It was a bittersweet gesture, laden with longing and sadness.

Meanwhile, in another room, Aurora also had little appetite. Mrs. Woolf noticed that she wasn't touching her knife or fork.

"What's wrong? No appetite? Or do you not like the food here? We can go to another restaurant you prefer."

"No, no, I'm just not very hungry," Aurora replied softly.

"It's been over six hours since lunch. Even if you don't have an appetite, you need to eat more. If not for yourself, then for the baby. The child needs nutrition to grow."

"Okay," Aurora said, reluctantly picking up her fork at the mention of the baby.

"Here, eat this." Justin handed her a plate with sliced steak. The kinder he was to her, the heavier Aurora's heart grew.

She forced herself to eat half of it. Justin also ordered her favorite dessert and coaxed her into eating it.

meal, Mrs. Woolf went to settle the bill, while Justin took Aurora

saw someone standing there. For a moment, she thought it was a hallucination.

couldn't suppress the surge of emotions

name.

she saw Julian, Justin saw him too. After immersing himself in Aurora's past the night before, Julian's face was now etched

Julian waiting alone. When he

the source of the sound, but

Aurora countless times. Sometimes, he even experienced vivid illusions of her sudden return. He walked toward the direction of the voice, scanning everywhere, but there was no

are you

Little

hearing things again. I think you miss her so much that you're imagining her voice

so real," Julian murmured. The group soon left

nearby pillar, Justin tightly

as he whispered, "If you call out again, I'll kiss you

risk. Julian was so close-just a little closer,

free, but Justin's grip was as unyielding as iron, pinning her in place. She felt trapped, as if caught

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in her heart, but Julian didn't turn around. He only

"What's wrong?" Nick asked.

that something was wrong. He turned and headed back inside. If it wasn't Aurora, why couldn't he shake the feeling that

in Kestrel," Irene said. They quickly followed Julian back into the

the back door. Julian searched every corner

that you misheard?"

now. I'm certain of it. I'll check the surveillance footage,"

he gained access to the surveillance system. The moment he saw Aurora on the screen, his heart

He was so overwhelmed that he couldn't form

Irene frowned. Only then did

pirate hadn't used Aurora to demand