The phone suddenly buzzed with a message from Jayden.

"Mark is part of the Hidden family!"

Tina raised an eyebrow. "Keep digging. Don't miss a single clue."

"Ding!"

Another notification came in, and as Tina marveled at Jayden's efficiency, her phone suddenly exploded with nearly a hundred messages. WhatsApp was flooded with red notification bubbles. Text messages followed in a steady stream.

Albert Sitwell, Hendrik Stiller, Shonna Woodham...

Just seeing these familiar names gave Tina the feeling of being back at Ensford High School, managing her homeroom class.

Rubbing her temples in exasperation, she sighed. These kids were persistent.

The string of numbers on the board from back then-they still remembered.

Time flies. Now they should be in their sophomore year of college.

Tina paused what she was doing and began replying to each of them, one by one.

No matter how the WhatsApp avatars blinked or flashed, she first responded to the earnest blessings sent by her students to her and Uncle.

After finishing those replies, Tina finally opened WhatsApp.

The first avatar on the list was Paula's, accompanied by a long string of congratulatory emojis and messages.

Though labeled as blessings, it was more like a venting session.

"Ugh, just looking at this invitation has given me red-eye syndrome. That idiot at my house still hasn't come to his senses. Will I ever wear a wedding dress in this lifetime? Boohoo!" "But don't worry, I'll definitely attend your wedding. Not just for Hayden, but for the sake of our revolutionary friendship."

Tina chuckled, recalling something. She found an old voice recording from her pinned chats and forwarded it to Paula as a little gift in return.

Paula immediately replied with a "?"

Tina didn't respond further. Some things were better left for Paula to figure out on her own.

Scrolling down, she saw her brothers' complaints about receiving the wedding invitations late, despite having prepared gifts in advance. "Serena doesn't love us anymore!"

her

with, "Congratulations! Don't worry, even if I'm filming abroad, I'll

suit with their congratulations, and Tina responded

end of the list was Lysander's message, which was,

can I ask... can I steal you away

his name was at

She doubted

"No," and ignored the rest

she was about to put her phone down, Velma called her. At

competing, causing a

Velma: "??"

Paula: "What the heck?"

either of them, she wouldn't have peace

replied to Velma with, "Busy," and to Paula

finally

married, not become a celebrity. Did these people think she was some sort of bride-to-be with nothing else to do? Looking at the endless stream of notifications on her

another text message popped up from

Poppy is

In the hospital room.

pale and fragile. When he saw Tina, his eyes lit

he quietly looked away and

Rarely, she explained, "I came in a hurry and didn't tell anyone. How are you feeling? Does anywhere still hurt?" Poppy's small, pale face frowned as he raised his hand, only to drop it

Poppy obediently swallowed it.

smiled. "You're brave. Aren't you afraid I'd poison

his

moment, Tina understood why her mother had always

his big, pleading

misheard. "You want to hear about

then River did something bad

tightly together,

to my wedding in a few days. My mom will

sparkled. "Really? Tina, you're getting

blinked. What did he mean by

"Poppy, do you remember

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