"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."

you

showed ten. "Almost.

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

it gets too late, have Aaron

in agreement.

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

gently pressed it down. Before she could

her back hitting

man's familiar scent filled her

to stay calm. "What are you

Valerie, you look a

a small space He leaned in, their noses almost touching, his

think I'm your wife who has come

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

by that, Mr. Casper?" She pushed him

world's

of people look

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