"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

checked the time. The clock showed ten. "Almost. How's

been great," Chelsea's voice was tender. "He had dinner, played with his toys for a bit, and then went to bed without any fuss. Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on him. Nothing will happen."

too late, have

hummed in agreement. "Don't worry

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

it down. Before she could react,

stumbled a few steps, her back hitting the

familiar scent filled

stay calm. "What are you doing?

look a lot like

trapping her in a small space He leaned in, their noses

come back to life?" She chuckled lightly, her lips

and hoarse. "But she didn't have a

Casper?" She

"The world's big,

look alike. If

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