"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

clock showed

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." "That's

gets too late, have

in agreement. "Don't worry about

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

for the doorknob and gently pressed it down. Before she could

steps, her back hitting the cold

familiar scent

frowned, trying to stay calm. "What are you

you look a lot

against the wall, trapping her in a small space He

Mr. Casper? You think I'm your wife who has come back to

her." His voice was deep and hoarse. "But she didn't have a twin

Casper?" She pushed him

"The world's big,

of people look

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