However, there wasn’t talk of any romantic liaisons between Marcus and “Scarlett”. I supposed it was because “Scarlett” was married to Ashton.

From an onlooker’s perspective, I thought there was something more to the situation.

I clicked on one of the articles. In it, I saw a photo of the late “Scarlett”.

The similarities in our appearance were uncanny. We looked almost identical other than her healthier glow and stronger-looking physique.

Absorbed in my sleuthing, I didn’t notice that Marcus’ meeting had ended. He entered the office and commented, “What are you looking at? You look like you’re in a trance.”

He stopped right in front of me, lowering his gaze to the phone in my hand. When he saw the contents of my browser, he laughed carelessly. He walked to his desk and asked, “Did you think you were the same person?”

His words unraveled my suspicions.

I left my seat and took a chair opposite him. “Don’t you think we look very alike?” I enlarged the image before passing him my phone.

Six years could change a person’s appearance, but there were embedded characteristics that time could never remove.

appraised my

argued with him over the topic. His straightforward reply baffled

denying my

“Scarlett”, that was where our similarities ended. That’s why his tone is so

collected myself as I stared into his eyes. I recalled that Marcus had never mentioned his past

so close to “Scarlett”, why is he engaged to a woman who looks exactly like

off work. Let’s go

questions in my head, Marcus stood up and began herding

my phone and followed his lead

his decisions unquestioningly. If he wants to change the topic of our conversation, I

Marcus began to drive, a black vehicle suddenly shot out from nowhere, blocking his

vehicle several times instead of

of minutes later, it seemed like the driver wasn’t going to apologize or

the

rude and puzzling behavior. He didn’t want to waste time pursuing the

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