She caught a faint scent of disinfectant.

Instinctively, she looked up. The man was wearing a black coat over a sweater, with dress pants and leather shoes. His face bore a slight smile, and he stared at her with his brown eyes.

His face was fairer than his hands and he wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. His lips curved naturally into a soft smile, giving him an approachable appearance, and a small mole marked the corner of his left eye.

Despite his friendly appearance, Nina felt a chill run through her.

A chill that penetrated to the bone.

"Ivy..." the man murmured, staring at Nina.

Trying to calm her unease, Nina stood up, "Who are you calling?"

Seeing no reaction from her, the man stood up too. He looked at her with those deep brown eyes meaningfully as he said, "It seems I mistook you for someone else."

"Could you give me my things back?" Nina asked.

and

hand, she felt that icy chill again. "Excuse me, I need

aside, and Nina hurried past him,

did she want to interact

her retreating figure, softly murmuring the name "Ivy." His voice was drawn out, revealing no hint of

out of sight. Playing with the

ten minutes, and after navigating several turns, he arrived at the base of

used for business. Few people were around, making it quite

the stairs slowly,

only one

doorknob once, then as he was about to turn it a second time, he squinted slightly. He paused, and then proceeded to

for a long

calmly closed the door, took off his black coat, and replaced it with a

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