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Upon hearing Maria’s words, Jagoan instinctively turned his gaze to the worn black photo album she held.

At a glance, it was obvious that this photo album had some age to it.

Over the past decade or so, with the rapid evolution of smartphones, everyday people have unknowingly digitized their entire image collections. The days of buying various-sized photo albums and meticulously converting each image, as they had done two decades ago, were long gone. Photographs were now neatly tucked into digital folders.

Jagoan remained clueless about the album’s contents, so he accepted it from Maria and delicately opened the first page.

The initial image that leaped from the page featured two youthful figures standing in front of the Statue of Liberty in the United States.

The man in the photograph bore an uncanny resemblance to Jagoan himself, yet his attire belonged to a bygone era, featuring a knitted sweater and white jeans unique to that time.

This was none other than Jagoan’s father, Bruce. The woman by his side, in her twenties, exuded a slender grace, her light beige trench coat billowing stylishly. Her curly perm, all the rage back then, retained its timeless allure. The wind tousled both her clothing and hair simultaneously, lending her an air of elegance, beauty and a dash of rustic charm.

Unable to contain herself, Maria sighed, “The Young Master’s mother was truly exquisite…”

Jagoan nodded subtly and couldn’t resist teasing, “Have you never seen my mother before? She was quite a sensation in her day.”

Maria shook her head and continued, “I once delved into Young Master’s mother’s life story. It’s truly remarkable. She enjoyed unparalleled popularity in the realms of technology, finance and venture capital twenty or thirty years ago…”

As she spoke, Maria’s voice softened and she added, “In fact, my life trajectory is the polar opposite of the Young Master’s mother. She soared to fame in Silicon Valley and the internet era, becoming a trendsetter, while I emerged after the internet’s rise. I was concerned that Morgana’s ability to acquire information would skyrocket due to this widespread trend, distancing her from the outside world and the timing couldn’t have been more mismatched.”

Jagoan nodded in understanding before flipping to the album’s second page.

Bruce stood tall and proud, while

the page held four group photos, each featuring the couple in various poses, graceful, playful, or amusing. Yet,

Master’s parents

images capturing their love story. In fact, their affection remained undiminished from what I can remember. They never had a quarrel and even

Maria inquired, “So, who usually caved in

shared an unspoken understanding in life and could always gauge the other’s resolve accurately. If they sensed that the other was more steadfast

harmonious relationship, balancing each other at all times, is

the album’s pages to

page featured a photo of a quaint antique shop. Its design carried a touch of nostalgia, with a somewhat British-style door and a circular sign board. Emblazoned on the signboard in

and said, “Young

can’t quite make out those details at

Queens. The size, color and placement of this placard resemble

paused for a moment

had purchased a set of antique books in a New York antique

Maria, “This must be the antique

shared his enthusiasm, remarking, ” ‘The Apocalyptic Book’ and ‘Preface to the Apocalyptic Book’ must share more than just a coincidence. The Young Master stumbled upon the Apocalyptic Book in an Aurous Hill antique shop, while your father found it in a New York antique

for two profoundly mysterious scriptures to land in the hands of a father and son with only

that, Jagoan refocused on the album, turning

Bruce alongside a younger man in front of the same antique shop. In