Chapter 683:

Carrie strolled back into the room just in time to catch their conversation. She set the sugar cubes on the table, her tone light but thoughtful. “You know, no matter how similar two people’s features might be, their vibe is never the same,” she mused.

She glanced at Marina and added with a casual wave of her hand, “Take that celebrity’s body double, for example—the one who had plastic surgery to look exactly like the original. Sure, their features were identical, but anyone paying attention could tell the difference right away. It’s all in the energy they give off.”

Carrie’s remark struck a chord in Marina, shifting her perspective in an instant. Her rigid thoughts softened as she mulled it over.

She thought about Daxton. He had always been calm, polite, even charming—a far cry from the dark figure who had haunted her memory of that snowy day in Izrosa.

Even when she’d caused trouble for Carrie at the mall, Daxton had been nothing but composed. He’d stepped in to de-escalate, never once raising his voice or acting harshly.

then really was Daxton,” she thought with growing clarity, “I wouldn’t

the lingering dread. With that, the tightness in her chest eased.

“I’m sorry,” she said.

said, her voice quiet but steady. She met Daxton’s gaze, sincerity

smile, waving her apology aside. “It’s really no big deal, Miss Webster. It’s perfectly normal to mistake someone for someone else.” He hesitated briefly, then added with a curious tilt of

tension in the air, and Marina felt a

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her head quickly, almost too quickly. “No, I don’t. I only caught a glimpse of him in a crowd. It

eyes held

the mall, combined with her time studying abroad,

vividly. That

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