Chapter 1033:

He kept his gaze fixed on the water, his thoughts seemingly as deep and murky as the pond itself.

After a moment, he spoke, his voice low and deliberate. “Do you want me to be honest with you… or just tell you what you want to hear?”

Only then did he turn his head, unhurriedly, to look at Carrie. Their eyes met, and within hers, he found exactly what he’d expected: confusion, uncertainty. Carrie hesitated, torn between curiosity and apprehension, but ultimately said nothing, silently urging him to continue.

Turning his attention back to the rippling water, Daxton said quietly, “I don’t want you to have anything more to do with Kristopher.”

Carrie immediately began to protest. “I haven’t—”

But he cut her off, his voice laced with frustration. “You haven’t sought him out, no. But somehow, he keeps appearing, keeps involving himself in your life. And if it isn’t deliberate, then it’s a string of remarkable coincidences.”

couldn’t deny the truth in his words—every strange entanglement between her and Kristopher had been unexpected,

the future. When the baby grows up and asks about Kristopher, what will you say? Will he be its

argue, but no words came out. Deep down, she realized she

dared to envision the future too clearly—especially the

say more, Daxton’s

the screen, his gaze flickering briefly toward Carrie. Without hesitation, he declined

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silent, but a few seconds later, a text message arrived. Daxton’s eyes darkened as he read the short message: “Lise has disappeared.” His expression shifted subtly, growing sharper. He turned off the screen and glanced back at Carrie,

got news—Lise is

Lise, he quickly added, “I once asked a friend at the police station about Lise. So when this unusual thing happened, he thought

it wasn’t surprising that he

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