Katherine knew what she was worried about.

Just as Maureen was about to discuss next steps with her, the phone rang.

She checked her phone and saw it was Gareth calling.

His magnetic voice came through: “Reenie, I’m boarding now. I’ll land in Karaville at 11 tonight.”

“Okay.”

Eleven at night…

Maureen didn’t know if she could go pick him up.

On the other end, Gareth gripped his phone tightly, gazing at the clear blue sky.

“Tomorrow’s your birthday, right?”

Maureen froze.

She’d almost forgotten her own birthday.

Because her birthday was a calamity for her mother Noelle. After returning to Karaville and living with her parents, she never celebrated it again.

Later, after marrying Geoffrey, every birthday was spent alone.

Over time, she simply stopped observing it.

“Yeah.”

“I’ll spend tonight with you.”

Gareth said,

Maureen thought for a moment: “Yeah, I’ll pick you up tonight. I’m staying at a friend’s place today,”

Hearing this, Gareth asked: “Won’t it bother your friend?”

Maureen glanced at Katherine eavesdropping nearby, who shook her head repeatedly: “No bother, tell

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him to come.”

Over these four years, Katherine had only seen Gareth from afar a few times.

She thought him devastatingly handsome–like a male fox spirit, if she had to describe him.

it’s fine,

hang up now.

his lips

the private jet as the doctor examined his wound: “Avoid strenuous movement at all costs. Once

“Got it.”

outside, fingers tightening around an exquisite little box. Never had he antic- ipated meeting someone

Maureen pondered how to report

him. You’re not his

“True.”

traveled, he’d simply text Maureen

message and

Corporate Headquarters.

Main conference room.

Geoffrey’s phone buzzed mid–meeting.

He opened Maureen’s text:

with friends tonight. Not coming

frosted over

tremble with fear,

“Carry on!”

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strode from the

Everyone was taken aback.

left a

the group’s pleading gazes, Wayne reluctantly followed him

“Boss.”

him to be silent, then picked up his

over the dial button, he

it seem like he

Forget it.

off the

plagued him

he skipped dinner and had

met with

Darkness enveloped him instantly.

turn on the lights,

checking his phone, unsure what he was waiting

as he sat there

felt like ages,

snatched the phone–a

Ramirez left home. Seems headed

His pupils contracted.

she was

her vanishing for four or

outside without even grabbing

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