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..."

features were strikingly similar too,

It was her aura.

Winnie he used to know would never have carried herself with such a sharp, cutting presence. At first glance, she gave off the impression of a sword unsheathed, gleaming with a dangerous edge.

defined, and she had grown noticeably thinner. Even her demeanor had sharpened, and paired with her black dress, she resembled a black rose blooming fiercely in the

expect you to still remember me," Winnie

good as admitting that Ben had guessed her

he exhaled a

"Yes, it's me. As for why I look so different now, it's because I was severely burned back then. Seventy percent of

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

detachment.

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

darkened, his gaze

glad you could still recognize me," Winnie said with a

deliberate. "I'm not Jack

unmistakable chill, a clear distance

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