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 too,

It was her aura.

herself with such a sharp, cutting presence. At first glance, she gave off the impression of a sword unsheathed, gleaming with a dangerous edge. Winnie sat down

the more obvious her transformation became. Her collarbones jutted out, her shoulder blades were more defined, and she had grown noticeably thinner. Even her demeanor had sharpened, and paired with her black

expect you to still remember me," Winnie said,

as admitting that Ben had

and he exhaled

nodded. "Yes, it's me. As for why I look so different now, it's because I

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

detachment.

Winnie didn't seem to think so. Her tone was calm and unshaken, as if she were

expression darkened, his gaze growing

could still recognize

deliberate. "I'm not Jack anymore. Don't call me by that

unmistakable chill, a clear distance that was

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