Chapter 97


    Sawyer didn''t seem to like speaking about that person and he said gloomily, "That''s her daughter. She


    has nothing to do with me!"


    Noticing his reaction, I didn''t ask any further. Then, I felt my cravings aroused when I saw a profiterole


    shop under the twin towers.


    I looked at Sawyer and said, "You can go meet Josiah and Monique in the mall first, I''ll join you after


    buying something."


    After that, I went straight to the profiterole shop. It was something both me and Monique enjoyed. To be


    honest, Monique and I had a lot inmon.


    My mind wandered after cing my order. I realized that most of my childhood memories were long


    gone. I only remembered that since I was young, I had developed a liking for sweet pastries, especially


    those dusted with ayer of icing sugar.


    "Boss, two ice cream puffs please!" I heard a deep voiceing from behind. It felt so familiar yet so


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    distant as if it came from a memory that was long forgotten.


    The shop owner replied, "Okay, wait a minute!"


    If it wasn''t for that, I would''ve thought I was still dreaming!


    My body had always reacted instinctively in a certain way under certain circumstances. For instance,


    whenever I sensed Aaron''s presence, my


    body would be primitively overwhelmed by fear despite him being thousands of miles away.


    Under the zing sun, my body began to freeze as my breathing began to feel constricted and my


    hands began to shiver.


    Behind me, the man''s voice carried a hint of brutality within it, "Little Arianna, long time no see!"


    I stiffened my body and felt my breathing begin to be more shallow. I couldn''t even muster the


    strength to receive the profiterole the shop owner had just made for me.


    Then, the man behind me extended his hands forward. He then lifted my hands up and ced the food


    pack on my palms. His tone was deceivingly gentle, "Arianna, if this is the way you greet me, I''ll be


    really unhappy."


    After a long time, I managed to calm my breathing and I immediately jolted backwards. It took all I


    could to suppress the fear within my body and I said tremblingly, "Sorry, you must''ve gotten the wrong


    person!"


    Then, I didn''t even bother to look at him, although it had been five years since Ist saw the person. I


    ran away in aplete state of panic.


    Aaron had once told me that he wouldn''t deliberately look for me unless our next reunion was fate''s


    doing. If so, it would mark the beginning of the next conspiracy.


    I had always thought we would never bump into each other anymore after he left Ucrebury. After all, the


    world was a huge ce.


    I would never have thought that I would meet him in


    Asherton under such circumstances.


    I escaped from Aaron and found Sawyer and Monique. I handed the profiteroles to Monique and said,


    "Monique, we need to return to Ucrebudy as soon as possible, and I mean, now!"


    Noticing my state of panic, Monique was nervous too. "What''s wrong?"


    "Aaron, I saw him!" I said, my voice still shaky.


    Monique was also so shocked that she sat down heavily on a bench. She stared nkly ahead for a


    while before she decisively grabbed my arms, "Yes, let''s head back to Ucrebury now!"


    Sawyer didn''t understand the situation. He frowned and inquired about the situation.


    Sawyer halted me when Monique was prepared to bring me away. "What exactly is happening?"


    "No time to hesitate, well exin once we get back!" Monique flung his hands off and dragged me out


    of the mall. We soon found ourselves a taxi back to the hotel. We then packed up and immediately left


    for the airport.


    It was a three hours flight from Asherton to Ucrebury. Throughout the flight, Monique and I were holding


    tightly onto each other''s arms. No one said a word, but we both knew clearly that we were in a deep


    state of panic.