"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 done

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

to bed without any fuss. Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on him. Nothing will happen." "That's

gets too late, have Aaron drive

agreement. "Don't worry

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

doorknob and gently pressed it down. Before she could react, a powerful force pushed

few steps, her back hitting

scent filled her

trying to stay calm. "What are you doing?

you look a lot like

He leaned in, their noses

Mr. Casper? You think I'm your wife who has come back to life?" She chuckled lightly, her lips curving into a sympathetic

her." His voice was deep and hoarse.

Casper?" She pushed him slightly, her

world's big,

of people look alike. If

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