While talking, Grandma attempted to place the photo album back in the wooden box nearby to continue their conversation. However, due to her weakened condition, her grip faltered, causing the album to slip from her grasp.

The album hit the floor with a thud, and a photo slid out. Lois swiftly bent down to assist Grandma in retrieving it.

With a sigh, Grandma said, “Getting old makes it hard to handle things properly. I apologize for the inconvenience.”

“No need to apologize,” Lois reassured, kneeling to gather the scattered photos.

As she opened the album, intending to reinsert the loose photos, she was suddenly taken aback by what she saw.

In the bottom left corner of the album, there was a small photo, and the person depicted in that photo was…

“Miss Rayne?”

stunned reaction and promptly

washing the fruit nearby,

“What happened?”

a child in this photo?” Shaken, Lois pointed to the image in the

too was surprised. The image portrayed a young girl holding a bouquet of apricot blossoms, her face partially obscured by the flowers, leaving only a fraction of

in

her from her childhood days when she was

the photo over to her grandmother, her voice laced with bewilderment. “Grandma, how come I’ve

overwhelmed by a sharp headache. The person in the picture

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