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 build, she was unmistakably Winnie. Her facial features were strikingly similar

It was her aura.

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

she had grown noticeably thinner. Even her demeanor had sharpened, and paired with

expect you to still remember me," Winnie said,

as admitting that Ben had guessed her

relaxed slightly, and he exhaled a deep breath. "It really

for why I look so different now, it's because I was severely burned back then. Seventy percent of my skin tissue was

it had happened to someone else entirely. For most people, it would have been unimaginable to recount such horrific experience

detachment.

Her tone was calm and unshaken, as if she

darkened, his gaze

still recognize me," Winnie said with

cold and deliberate. "I'm not Jack anymore.

a clear distance

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