"Why's Casper here?" she blurted out.

Aaron furrowed his brow and shook his head. "Not sure. He must be in Oak Falls for business. I heard he's eyeing a hospital here, and my uncle's a major shareholder. He's probably using this chance to talk to him." Whatever the reason, Casper had seen her. He'd definitely start questioning her identity.

A wave of unease gripped her heart.

Aaron gently placed his hands on her shoulders, his voice calm and reassuring. "Don't worry, Eliza. He saw you die. Even if he thinks you look familiar now, he'll just assume his eyes are playing tricks on him. He'd never guess you're still alive." Eliza's eyes fluttered. Would he really?

"Alright, stop stressing. Stay here and rest for a bit. Don't go out."

Eliza nodded lightly. "Aaron, could you let your uncle know?"

"Of course." He smiled gently.

Eliza stayed anxiously in the room for a while.

Suddenly, her phone rang.

Startled, she clutched her rapidly beating heart and glanced at the screen. It was Chelsea.

"Hey, Chelsea."

are you almost

time. The clock showed ten. "Almost. How's my

and then went to bed without any fuss. Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on him. Nothing will

have Aaron drive you home,

hummed in agreement. "Don't

to go check the situation. It was getting late. If Casper had left, she needed to find an

down. Before she could react, a powerful force pushed

a few steps, her back hitting the

man's familiar scent

she frowned, trying to stay calm. "What are you doing? How

look a lot like

He leaned in, their noses almost touching, his deep eyes

I'm your wife who has come back to

look like her." His voice was deep and hoarse. "But she

Casper?" She pushed him slightly, her

world's

look

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