"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..."

the other day,

pregnant woman and nodded with a smile. "Yeah, I remember you.

voice spoke. "Ms. Squire, there are some

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

voice was very soft. "It's something very important, not suitable to discuss over the phone. Can we meet,

but eventually agreed to the

to meet at noon in a park near the hospital, a quiet

found the girl sitting on a bench by the artificial lake. She was dressed

gently, offering Maisie a rice ball with tuna and

touched it, already cooled. "I'll have the hotel send some

looked at her. "You don't know my name yet, do

"Oh..."

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