The assistant had barely picked up the phone when a strange expression crossed his face. "Mr. Lucas, this call seems to be for you."

The receptionist had called to say that someone was specifically asking to see Ben Lucas.

Ben frowned.

This wasn't the kind of person he would waste his time meeting. If he entertained every random person who claimed they wanted to see him, his days would be endless.

But just as he was about to decline, the assistant slowly added, "She says her name is Winnie Lewis."

Ben's sharp eyes narrowed as a glimmer of light flickered across them. "Let her up."

The assistant nodded and made the arrangements. Ben immediately headed to the lounge to wait.

Before long, the door opened, and a woman stepped inside.

Ben's gaze landed on her face, and for a moment, surprise flickered in his eyes. "Your face..."

Her facial features were strikingly similar too, yet something

It was her aura.

a sharp, cutting presence. At first glance, she gave off the impression of a

jutted out, her shoulder blades were more defined, and she had grown noticeably thinner. Even her demeanor had sharpened, and paired

you to still remember me," Winnie said, her

good as admitting that Ben had guessed

furrowed brows relaxed slightly, and he exhaled a

for why I look so different now, it's because I was severely burned back then.

her tragedy so casually, as if it had happened to someone else entirely. For most people, it would

detachment.

to think so. Her tone was calm and unshaken, as if she were recounting someone else's life

his

could still recognize me,"

her off, his voice cold and deliberate.

an unmistakable chill, a clear distance that was

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