With that notion in mind, Ariana’s image suddenly flashed in his thoughts.

Whether it was a product of his own mind or not, Holden couldn’t shake the notion that the person in the photo seemed to bear an uncanny resemblance to Ariana the longer he gazed upon it.

Yet, it raised a perplexing question-five years ago, Ariana had been married, deeply in love with her husband. How could this person possibly be her?

At this moment, Holden’s mind brimmed with an ever-deepening well of questions.

One truth was incontrovertible: Sadie had indeed deceived him.

love with was not Sadie but an enigma yet to be

else know about it? What role had Sadie played in the

Holden’s thoughts, forming an intricate puzzle he

an impenetrable haze. Seated in the corridor, he Looked at the photo, his contemplation

for her weren’t a concoction of whimsy; he couldn’t comprehend why she held such sway over him or why she elicited such

the blank information of Ariana’s husband, Theodore, resurfaced—a perplexing

could that be blank? Had

men, issuing a command, “Look into the

full swing by the swimming pool, the echoes of music and laughter permeating the night. Zayden took center stage, his arms

phone interrupted the revelry, a resonant

decisive action, utilizing the dark web to delve into past matters. How shall

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