"Rest a bit more." Daniel gently assisted her in lying down, stealing one last glance before finally departing.

Throughout the night, Maisie tossed and turned, her head throbbing at times, and the image of the small villa in the woods appeared whenever she closed her eyes. The place Camila had taken her and the one in her dream inexplicably merged.

Her heart raced, and she broke into a cold sweat. When she abruptly opened her eyes, dawn had already arrived.

Reluctantly rising, she poured herself a glass of water, and at that moment, an unfamiliar number flashed on her phone.

After a brief hesitation, she answered, recognizing a somewhat familiar voice.

"Ms. Squire, it's me."

"You..."

street the other day, and I've been looking

pregnant woman and nodded with a smile. "Yeah, I remember you. How are you now?

voice spoke. "Ms. Squire, there are some things I want to talk to you about in person.

to express gratitude, Maisie reassured her and suggested not worrying about

important, not suitable to discuss over the phone. Can we

frowned but eventually agreed to

at noon in a park near the hospital, a quiet and

sitting on a bench by the artificial lake. She was dressed in all white with a

smiled gently, offering Maisie a rice ball with

Maisie touched it, already cooled. "I'll have the

don't know my

"Oh..."

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