The young man smiled faintly but then asked, "Do you know how old I am?"

Karina paused, caught off guard. Though unsure why he was asking, she played along. "Twenty?"

Looking no older than eighteen, she had deliberately guessed a little high. With his rapid cell division slowing his aging, she figured he might appear a couple of years younger than his actual age.

But his smile deepened. "I'm thirty-five. I might even be 10 years older than you."

Karina's eyes widened in shock.

He explained that he was the CEO of a publicly traded company. Because he was already in his thirties yet didn't age, his family was pressuring him to seek treatment. He was also increasingly uneasy about his condition. "I can't keep living like this forever. What if I end up becoming some kind of monster?"

Hearing this left Karina disoriented. She couldn't believe it. He didn't look a day over high school age.

For the first time, she truly grasped the saying: appearances can be deceiving.

*

facility, Karina felt a weight in her chest.

his phone. His gaze was fixed straight

noticed him checking his phone earlier,

Wilfred didn't deny it.

that was all the

days away. On the surface, it was a critical medical procedure, but

go free.

under constant observation, claiming it

can talk all they want about noble intentions, but it's obvious they just want to keep

was the

of his condition, the young man-no, the man-could no longer serve as his company's CEO. Gossip swirled around him, and the relentless scrutiny only piled

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