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Chapter 501-510

Chapter 501 

Later, the staff joked that even an earthquake wouldn’t stop their CEO from having a meeting.

But who would’ve thought a kid could make him pause such an important shareholder meeting to take him out to eat,

This was totally unexpected!

Leo started to wonder if the kid was the CEO’s secret love child.

But the CEO wasn’t gone for long.

He came back pretty quickly.

The meeting went on, but the kid didn’t show up again.

Everyone was a bit curious.

Where did this kid go?

When Leo went to the CEO’s office to get some documents, he found Mr. K had arrived and was playing with the kid.

No wonder the kid wasn’t brought back to the meeting robm.

Mr. K was the company’s cybersecurity director.

Word on the street was, he was once a top international hacker.

Loads of big international companies had tried to hire him, but they all got rejected.

He and Jared were tight.

Rumor had it they were family friends and grew up together.

Jared treated him like a younger brother.

Jared pulled all sorts of strings to get him to be the cybersecurity director at the branch office.

When Leg walked in, all he heard was Mr. K and the kid discussing something about a DDoS attack. Leo didn’t understand a word.

He didn’t expect this kid to carry a conversation like that.

They were discussing high–level hacker jargon, and it was quite the sight.

But Leo didn’t think much of it.

He grabbed the documents and headed back to the meeting room.

When he got back, he was taken aback.

The meeting room’s network had suddenly crashed.

The company had its own network and security systems.

This kind of thing had never happened before.

Normally, the company’s defense system was rock–solid and should’ve been able to handle this.

Because once the network crashes, the entire company’s work has to stop.

Even if it’s just for three seconds, the losses can be enormous.

Jared was also a bit surprised and furrowed his brows.

Before anyone could react to what was happening.

The meeting room’s network suddenly came back online.

Everyone thought it was just a small problem.

So, no one paid much attention.

Half an hour later, the meeting ended.

Jared returned to his office.

Léo followed behind.

Just as they opened the door.

Mr. K ran up quickly, grabbed Jared’s arm, and pointed at the kid on the sofa drinking milk, saying, “Jared, where the hell did this kid come from? He’s terrifying.” Jared was puzzled, “What happened?”

Mr. K still looked shocked, “This kid used hacking techniques to remotely shut down one of the company’s internal network routers, causing the entire network to crash, Jared, don’t you think he’s a monster? He’s just a kid. My hard–built defense system was hacked by a kid, I can’t believe it, this boy must be a monster.” The little boy looked up, his expression calm, “Sir, you asked me to destroy the network system here. I did as you asked, why are you calling me a monster?” Mr. K was utterly stunned, “He just called me a noob, he actually called me a noob, I’m a top five global hacker, and he called me a noob, a noob!”

Chapter 502

Nocturne remained calm, whispering, “Nate told me, hackers who aren’t pro enough are just noobs” Mr. K was furious. Who’s Nate?”

“I learned all this techniques from Nate, Nocturne replied.

Realization dawned on Mr. K, “So he’s your teacher. I wanna meet this Nate dude. Take me to him.”

Mr. K couldn’t imagine that there were such high-level hackers in the world.

Sure, there were plenty of people who were better than him.

But the fact that someone could train a four or five year old kid to crack his defense system was something he just couldn’t accept

He had to meet this mystery teacher.

As far as he knew, only Nighthawk could hack his system, and no one else.

Mr. K was dumbfounded, itching to find this person,

Mr.K was ready to learn, to become his student!

Jared was also pretty shocked

Who would’ve thought that this little boy would have such insane skills.

A four-year-old kid managed to bring down the entire company building’s network.

This was beyond belief

Jared became even more suspicious of the kid’s background.

The kid had a rare sleep disorder, but when awake, he was a web wizard

It was hard to believe that this was the 10 of a four-year-old

Jared went over and asked, “Have you contacted your mom? When is she coming to pick you up?”

He knew that the kid was only awake for about four hours.

He needed to hurry and get the little guy home, or he’d sleep for an entire day

Jared was also eager to meet the kid’s parents

The boy answered, “My mom’s busy. Nate will come get me later”

At the mention of the name Nate, Mr. Ks eyes lit up

He rushed to sit next to the little boy, “Nate is your teacher, right? Who the heck is he? Can you introduce me, tell him I want him to be my teacher, how about that?”

Nocturne corrected him, “If you really want Nate to be your teacher, then you’d be my junior”

Mr. K waved his hand grandly, “I don’t mind being your junior, but who is your teacher, and why is he so powerful?”

“Mr.K, quit messing around, Jared cut him off

The little boy said that Nate would still pick him up at Epochal Square.

This time, Jared drove there himself

However, Mr. K insisted on tagging along

When they arrived, the person to pick up the little boy was already there.

Standing next to a black Jeep at Epochal Square was a young man in black

The young man’s outfit was quite unique, black casual wear, black track pants, black sneakers

He even wore a black hat mask, and sunglasses

He looked fully armed

He looked cool and aloof, standing still as if he could become invisible

Mr asked, is that your teacher? He looks pretty young ”

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Nate simply picked up Nocturne and got into the car ready

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the door

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Mr. K was totally flabbergasted.

The prodigy who could beat him was mute, of all things.

While he was still reeling. Nate had already fired up the car.

Jared approached and pulled out a business card for Nate. Please pass this on to Summer’s mother, tell her to hit me up when she’s free. I know some experts in the field who might be able to help out with Summer’s narcolepsy”

Nate didn’t even acknowledge Jared, just accepted the card and rolled up the window.

The car roared to life and left the scene.

Mr. K gritted his teeth, “That guy is rude. From the look of him, he must be a homebody with a social phobia. I barely touched him and he flips out like that? It’s not like he’s a woman.”

Jared glanced at him, “And you still want him to be your teacher?”

Once Nocturne got in the car, he turned and asked, “Why didn’t my mom come pick me up?”

Nate replied, “She’s not feeling well

Nate did speak.

But she only spoke with family, outside she didn’t utter a word to anyone else.

She had severe social anxiety, she didn’t go out more than 20 times a year

Ever since she started living with Agnes, Agnes had been trying to get Nate to get out more.

Old Nate used to tremble the moment she left her room, she couldn’t live like a normal person.

But now, even though she still didn’t like socializing, was afraid of light, and couldn’t speak outside, at least she could walk like a normal person. Nate took Nocturne to Vineyard Vista Estate in the suburbs.

This was one of Albert’s properties here.

Everyone had been gathering here these days.

Sean just got back.

Seeing Nocturne return, everyone gathered around.

Phenix engulfed Nocturne in a hug. “My handsome little man, you have no idea how worried I was,”

Kearney came over, “Summer’s a genius, she can handle whatever comes her way. What’s there to worry about?”

Sean came over.

Nocturne said hello to him.

Sean fist bumped Nocturne, “You didn’t let me down.”

Naylor ran over too, “It’s all my fault, I got held up that day. If I was the one who went to pick up Summer, none of this would’ve happened. Whether it’s Interpol or space police, I could’ve given them the slip.”

While everyone was gathering around Nocturne.

Albert slowly descended from the second floor.

He was dressed in a black suit, wearing a smile.

Nocturne called out to him, “Grandpa.”

Albert approached Phenix, took Nocturne, and casually said, “What’s there to worry about? If my grandson was stumped by such a little thing, would he still be the one I raised?”

Everybody saw Albert’s calm and cool demeanor, as if he had foreseen everything.

Everyone was wondering, who was the one that was so worried the first night Nocturne went missing, he couldn’t eat, drink or sleep

Nocturne looked around, but didn’t see Agnes

So he asked, “Where’s my mom? Is she sick?”

Upon hearing this question, everyone exchanged glances

Ever since Agnes went to pick up Nocturne and came back empty handed, she had been sleeping in her room.

Nobody knew what had happened, but they had a bad feeling

Chapter 504

Albert suddenly turned serious, “I’ll take you to see your mom.”

Albert then carried Nocturne upstairs.

The others gathered around.

Naylor said curiously, “Nocturne’s back today, but Septima doesn’t seem that bothered. She was worried before, but since she came back last time, she’s been upset, yet strangely calm about Nocturne”

Phenix raised an eyebrow, “When Septima came back that day, she seemed like she lost her spirit. It was like she had been through a bad breakup.”

Naylor dismissed this, “That’s outrageous. She doesn’t have a boyfriend. How could she have a breakup? Septima’s been busy working all these years, taking care of Nocturne, she doesn’t have time for anything else. Could it be that Dr. Ryder has a girlfriend now?”

In everyone’s eyes, the man Septima spent most time with in recent years, other than Jared, Kearney, was Dr. Ryder, who had always been dedicated to Septima, doing everything he could for Nocturne’s condition.

Everyone noticed that Dr. Ryder didn’t have a girlfriend for all these years.

And the way Dr. Ryder looked at Septima always suggested some repressed feelings.

Phenix had tried to figure it out several times.

But Agnes was always cold towards Dr. Ryder.

Kearney slowly said, “You guys seem to forget about the relationship between Septima and Dr. Ryder.”

Reminded of this, everyone suddenly understood.

Septima used to be a famous actress in her home country and her ex-husband was the notorious business tycoon, Jared.

And Dr. Ryder was Jared’s nephew.

Of course, some people said that Dr. Ryder was his younger brother.

Septima had been through a lot in her short life of twenty-some years.

Phenix said to Kearney, “You hang out with Septima most of the time, you should go comfort her.”

Kearney nodded, “7 will.”

Albert carried Nocturne upstairs and put him down at the door of Agnes’s room.

“You go in. Your mom’s not in a good mood. You should try to comfort her.”

Albert had a pretty good idea of why Agnes was in this state

She had been like this only when she first left her country.

Despite all his efforts to help her leave her past behind, it seemed like history was repeating itself.

Was fate really such a never-ending cycle?

Nocturne tiptoed to open the door and walked in,

Agnes was indeed in the room.

She was just sitting on the bed, lost in thought.

In front of her was a huge floor-to-ceiling glass window.

Outside the window was a large vineyard.

It was the height of summer, and all she could see was a sea of green, which was quite soothing.

“Mom.” Nocturne called out.

Agnes was engrossed in her thoughts.

The sound seemed to bring her back to reality.

Agnes turned around.

Seeing Nocturne coming, she immediately stood up, walked over, and hugged Nocturne, “You’re back. I was so worried about you.”

“Mom, you don’t need to worry about me. You know I can handle any situation.”

Indeed, her son was very smart and quick-witted, naturally possessing a calm demeanor

He was very aware of his body and health conditions.

Agnes never treated him like a four year old child, but rather like a friend

Sometimes, Agnes even felt like she was the one being taken care of by her son.

The only thing Agnes feared was losing him

If Jared knew about his existence

Agnes didn’t dare to imagine

But they’ve already crossed paths.

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Out of all the people in the world, why did Nocturne have to bump into Jared?

Agnes couldn’t shake the feeling that fate was messing with them. The father and son were destined to meet.

“Mom, are you okay? Are you sick?”

Nocturne asked, reaching out his little hand to touch Agnes’ forehead.

Agnes forced a smile, “I’m fine, sweetie. Just glad you’re back.”

They had dinner together.

Not long after, Nocturne was out like a light.

Agnes tucked him in and headed to Reggie’s study

For years, Reggie had been living in Willowbrook Town.

He spent most of his time gardening, running a fast food joint occasionally just to kill time.

Since moving to Manhattan, Agnes hadn’t seen much of him.

However, Reggie was very fond of children and had a special fondness for Nocturne.

So every year, Agnes would send Nocturne to spend some time with Reggie in Willowbrook Town.

Agnes came to the door of the study.

She found the door ajar and gave a courtesy knock

Reggie was practicing calligraphy

Looking up, he noticed Agnes at the door.

“What’s up, girl? You need something?” Reggie Albert asked.

“Albert, I need a favor,” Agnes said as she walked in.

“Spit it out, no need to be polite to me, Reggie put down his brush,

1 want you to take Nocturne back to Willowbrook Town for a while,” Agnes came straight to the point.

Reggie replied, “I’d be more than happy to, but you’ve gotta tell me, is something going on?”

Reggie never pried into Agnes’ private life.

Even when he had taken her away, he didn’t ask too many questions.

Although Agnes regarded him as an elder, it was still hard to imagine him as the boss of the underworld. Because Reggie didn’t bring anything from there into her life.

Their meetings were always casual, like a normal family catch-up

But this time, he was asking about her situation.

“Albert, I can handle my own problems,” Agnes shook her head.

Reggie nodded, “A lot of problems, especially emotional ones, can only be solved by yourself. Whatever decision you make, don’t look back in regret. If you ever come across something you can’t handle, come to me. I’ve always got your back, for you and Noc”

Agnes felt a lump in her throat.

Reggie was like a real father to her

The father’s love that she had lost for so many years seemed to have been made up from him all at once.

Agnes couldn’t imagine where she would be without him

Reggie took Nocturne away.

Agnes felt a little more at ease.

She did this to prevent Jared and Nocturne from crossing paths again.

Jared was in Manhattan now, and Agnes wasn’t comfortable with that

Sometimes, standing by the floor-to-ceiling windows of her apartment, looking at the city lights.

Agnes always remembered Jared’s face in the sunset that evening

He hadn’t changed a bit.

Agnes wasn’t sure how long Jared would stay in Manhattan.

But the city was huge, and the hadrit run into Jared again. Her life had returned to its peaceful pace

Agnes viewed her encounter with Jared as a minor hiccup

Like a stone thrown into a lake, causing ripples that eventually die down

Their life paths were different to begin with Even if they intersected occasionally, it was just a fleeting moment before each returned to their own track

Chapter 506

Agnes has always been a clock-in, clock-out type of gal

Lately, she’s been up to her eyeballs in work stress.

Her company’s just gone and set up a new Journalism Society in Willowbrook Town, called “NEWS”, and they’ve got their sights set on her as president. Agnes has been batting away this idea for months

But today, she got hauled into the boss’s office yet again.

Agnes didn’t want to go back to Willowbrook Town right now. First off, her son Nocturne was sick and needed regular treatments.

Secondly, she just didn’t feel it’s the right time.

She knew that someday she would have to go back.

There were some loose ends and responsibilities that she needed to tie up.

Over the years, Agnes had been working at the biggest news corporation in Manhattan, partly for personal reasons.

For the past four years, she’d been digging into her mom’s old graft and charity fraud case.

Looking back, there were a lot of things that still didn’t add up.

The reason Agnes kicked off her investigation again was because she bumped into Alicia while working at The Journalism Society

Alicia was a small-time actress int

tycoon and settling down here.

entertainment industry twenty years ago, never really made a name for herself, and ended up marrying a Manhattan

While shooting “Nebula Dnes overheard the director, Hamish, mention Alicia

At that time, Agnes didn’t think much of it.

But Agnes remembered that Alicia was a graduate of StoryMasters Academy, same class as her mom Julia.

During an interview, Agnes (

got to chat with Alicia, who’s now a bigwig behind the scenes.

Agnes asked her about the old times.

Alicia, Julia, and Alyssa Whitfield used to be roommates.

They had a very good relationship. Even though Alicia ended up in Manhattan, it didn’t put a damper on their friendship.

So, Alicia had some insight into Julia and Alyssa’s relationship.

She also knew a bit about their falling out and the charity fraud case involving Agnes’s mom.

Alicia said Agnes’ mother once came to her drunk and talked about the incident. Julia said she was cornered, that it was a mistake made by Preston, and she took the fall for him, as a way to pay him back.

At the time, Alicia never understood what Julia meant by these words. But Julia kept mentioning Preston, and occasionally the name Laura came up. But there wasn’t a peep about Alyssa

Alicia was just relaying the facts.

By her own admission, she didn’t remember everything clearly after all these years.

But Agnes was confused. Why was her mom always saying she took the fall for Preston?

If Julia knew that Alyssa had set her up, what did this have to do with Preston?

Laura claimed to be an outsider, clueless about the whole situation.

But why did Julia mention her name when she was drunk?

Agnes felt there was more to the story

And then there was the graft case.

Agnes was determined to get to the bottom of it.

Her one and only wish now was to bring the truth to light and clear Julia’s name.

Agnes had already dug up some leads

Apparently, Julia had bribed government officials with over five million.

This was later exposed, leading to the dismissal and imprisonment of those officials.

Because this incident involved all kinds of major corruption cases. Both men ended up getting sentenced to over a decade in prison.

One of them offed himself before he could be locked up

The other one had already served over a decade in the Capital’s high-security Lockdown Penitentiary

But, according to what Nate learned by hacking into the system, the guy had been so well behaved over the years that he had his sentence reduced by three years and was recently released from prison.

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As soon as Agnes got home, she saw Nate coming over with a stack of documents.

“Here’s the info you asked for, Nate said.

Nate kept things simple and only said what’s necessary. It’s a habit she’s had for many years, always keeping her words to a minimum. Now she had made great changes. Agnes remembered it took her a whole year to get Nate to utter his first words to her.

Agnes flipped through the documents.

These were all the details on the busted officer Lundy, including his ID number, phone number, home address, and family information.

Agnes didn’t expect Nate to dig up all this so quickly.

Now was the time to act. Agnes had worked for so many years and had always been very serious. Except for the time when she had Nocturne, she rarely took time off.

But this time, she took a whole month off.

She planned to head back to Willowbrook Town.

There were things she needed to get a handle on, and decisions that needed to be made

Jared Whitfield had been in Manhattan for half a month.

Ever since he caught a glimpse of that person’s side profile, he hadn’t seen them again.

The face was becoming blurrier in Jared’s mind.

The harder he tried to remember it, the more uncertain he felt.

Leo noticed his boss had been acting weird lately.

Jared had wrapped up his work in Manhattan perfectly, and there were still a ton of important things waiting for him to deal with in Willowbrook Town, along with some important meetings that needed his decision.

But he just stayed here, not going back.

He spent every day just driving around the streets aimlessly.

He walked back and forth at one intersection dozens of times. Leo was totally at a loss about what the boss was thinking. When Leo walked over, Jared was spacing out at his desk.

He didn’t even notice him come in

“Boss,” Leo prompted.

Jared snapped back to reality.

He looked up at Leo, asking, “Any news on the kid?”

These days, the boss had been looking for information about the little boy

The boss seemed to care a lot about the little boy.

The kid clearly had narcolepsy

The boss left him a business card, but the boy’s parents never reached out.

Though they met by chance, it was clear that the boss took a shine to the kid.

Leo knew Ryder Whitfield was a neurology expert, Jared might want to get the kid treated there.

But the boy’s parents never called.

The boss asked him to do some digging.

Leo shook his head. There are a lot of people named Summer in Manhattan. I’ve eliminated some, but I still haven’t found info on the kid.”

Jared frowned. “Even Mr. K can’t find any info on the kid?”

“Mr. K has tried his best. He’s even more interested in the kid than you are. But he hasn’t found any useful info. There’s also the possibility that the kid is not a local”

Jared had considered this possibility

Jared was silent for a while

Leo asked, “Boss, should I continue the search?”

Jared let out a sigh. “No need, he’s just a kid i bumped into once”

Leo breathed a sigh of relief.

Jared always threw him these curveballs. He’s just a secretary, but he’s being pushed to act like a private detective.

After updating him on work progress, Leo finally said, “Boss, your dad called today asking when you’re coming home

Jared’s frown deepened.

Chapter 508

These past few days, he’d wasted so much time just for that one accidental glance.

He’d been putting off a lot of stuff.

His mind seemed to be wandering elsewhere.

Every day, he waited at that intersection, hoping that she might pass by there again.

Maybe that’s her usual route.

Every day, he watched countless cars pass back and forth.

But Jared never saw that familiar face again.

For four years, that glimmer of hope in Jared’s heart gradually drowned in disappointment and frustration.

Maybe that person wasn’t Agnes at all, just someone who looked like her, or maybe he was mistaken.

Jared felt a headache coming on.

“Book me a flight, I’m heading back tomorrow.”

Leo was surprised, but in the end, he only said, “Alright.”

Ever since he saw that profile, Jared felt like every cell in his body was in turmoil.

All those suppressed emotions burst out all at once.

For so many years, he’s been obsessively searching for that woman, almost pathologically persistent, as if finding her became the most important thing

in life.

Years of disappointment and pain piled up like a mountain.

He wished he could find that woman and kill her on the spot.

He couldn’t tell if his feelings for her were love or hate.

Memories of the past cut him like a knife, from unbearable pain to a gradual numbness, but ready to burst at any moment.

Jared had had enough.

But he couldn’t shake off these emotions.

It was the only thing in his life he couldn’t control.

He’s been on the edge of breaking down, the worst times felt hke his entire body was scalded by hot oil, being drained of all moisture, tough as iron on the outside but rotting inside

Even the slightest touch could shatter his heart.

During those increasingly desperate days, Jared didn’t know how he got through.

Maybe he didn’t get through at all.

He’s just used to the pain now.

Jared’s fingers clenched tighter.

Agnes, you better hope I don’t find you, or I won’t let you off!

Agnes seemed to have caught a cold..

She kept sneezing while packing her luggage in the evening

Kearney came over tonight, he’s in the kitchen making beef burgers.

Albert’s hobby was opening fast food restaurants.

He’s opened many fast food restaurants across the country.

But these fast food restaurants were usually closed

He never asked for help.

No matter where he was, he would open a fast food restaurant there.

Kearney managed all of Albert’s business and underground industries.

So, he had the most contact with Albert.

Although he couldn’t cook anything else, he’d learned how to fry Albert’s beef patties.

A juicy beef patty could beat those fancy Michelin-starred restaurants

After Kearney made dinner for three, he first called Nate, then went to Agnes’s room

Agnes was still sneezing non stop

Kearney chuckled, “Seems like someone is missing Septima

Agnes replied. “Stop kidding. I feel like someone is badmouthing me

Kearney walked over and asked, “Done packing? If you’re done, I can help you move your luggage to my car later, I’ll pick you up tomorrow murning”

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Agnes nodded

Kearney was also heading to Willowbrook Town tomorrow, so they planned to head to the airport together

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During dinner, Kearney asked, “Where are you staying when you get back this time? Do you need help finding a place to stay?”

Agnes just chuckled, “Nah, don’t sweat it. I’m heading back to Willowbrook Town, my home is still there

The old Pritchard family’s old house, Agnes had always kept it.

But she vanished years ago and nobody knew what the old Pritchard place looked like now.

She’s heading back to Willowbrook Town with two things in mind.

First off, she needed to find Lundy who just got out of the slammer.

Second, she wanted to bring her granny to live with her in Manhattan.

Agnes had always missed her granny fiercely, she’s the person Agnes missed the most in this world.

Over the years, Agnes had been in Manhattan while her granny still lived in the sticks.

Every month, Albert would send someone to check on Agnes’ granny and bring news of Agnes to her.

Agnes had always felt guilty about her granny

She’s always wished her granny could move to Manhattan with her, but her granny was always dead against it.

Her granny had always been in good health.

Recently though, word got out that granny took a tumble in the field. It was just some scrapes and bruises, but it made Agnes realize that her granny was getting old and needed someone to look after her.

One way or another, she was gonna convince her granny to live with her this time.

Her flight was at nine.

After a few hours of travel, she was beat.

When she finally got to Willowbrook International Airport, it was already noon.

After they landed, Kearney said to Agnes, I’m gonna grab the luggage, you wait for me in the lobby”

Agnes just nodded.

She didn’t expect to bump into Jared at the airport.

It was like some cosmic coincidence.

Just as Agnes turned around, she saw Jared staring at her.

He was standing there, not too close, not too far, like a statue.

Their eyes met, like they were gazing at each other through four years of time.

At that moment, Agnes couldn’t put her feelings into words.

In this big, wide world, people are like tiny ants.

Yet, in just half a month, Agnes crossed paths with this man twice.

It felt like destiny was an invisible hand she couldn’t control.

It seemed like fate had arranged for them to meet again after four years.

This time, Agnes didn’t avoid Jared’s gaze.

Time seemed to stand still.

People were coming and going, but Agnes felt like time had stopped.

It was like they were standing at two ends of time, like an illusion.

Jared didn’t expect to find her after looking for so long and walking that road countless times.

Just as he was about to give up, he saw that face again at the airport.

This time, he saw it clearly

The woman was Agnes.

Though her skin was a bit tanned, her hair was shorter, and she looked a lot thinner.

But Jared was sure, the woman was Agnes

She was just standing there, casually looking at her phone.

She actually came back!

Jared felt his cold heart start to pound

It was like his heart was shaking

His world suddenly faced a storm

The howling wind took everything away, as if it was going to destroy everything

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Despite the flood going on in his heart, Jared’s face remained expressionless.

Except for his increasingly deep eyes, his expression didn’t change at all.

Compared to the surprise that Agnes couldn’t hide, Jared looked more like he was looking at a stranger.

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Fortunately, Agnes’ heart had calmed down after the previous encounter. She cooled off pretty quickly.

It’s been four years, so what if they met again?

As long as she could keep that secret under wraps.

After all, they were two people who had nothing to do with each other in the first place.

Maybe, four years was enough to erase everything from the past.

Whether Jared still remembered her, his ex-wife, was still up in the air

Since fate had decided to throw them together again, there’s no point in running away.

Just face it head-on.

Jared’s not a scary person. She had nothing to be afraid of. When she first started working at the company, she met a senior who gave her some solid advice, “If running away doesn’t cut it, just face it bravely. You’ll find that once you take the first step, half the problem is already solved”

Agnes took the first step, heading in Jared’s direction.

Jared’s face was becoming clearer and clearer in Agnes’s sight.

The guy still had that cold but handsome look, giving off a “don’t get close to me vibe.

However, his face hadn’t changed a bit from four years ago.

His living habits were still as strict and demanding as ever.

Wearing a white shirt, with a suit jacket draped over his arm and one hand in his trouser pocket, he gives off a high and cold vibe, but it’s hard not to take a second look at him.

A guy like this would stand out anywhere

And there, Jared watched as Agnes took steady steps towards him.

Each step felt like a stomp on his heart.

Jared was feeling flustered for the first time.

His heart was pounding so hard, it felt like it would jump out of his chest.

The hand in his pocket slowly tightened into a fist

It was the first time he had to control his emotions so much to prevent himself from losing it

But that woman.

She was actually smiling, the smile on her lips was impossible to ignore.

He had to admit, Agnes was still as beautiful as ever after four years.

She had a healthy complexion, and her short and neat hairstyle made her lose the childishness of the past.

Her attire was simple and casual, but it added an intellectual and mature charm.

But Jared had to admit.

The smile on Agnes’s lips still made his heart ache…

Agnes stopped one meter away from Jared.

She slightly opened her lips, her voice clear and pleasant, “What a coincidence, Mr. Whitfield, long time no see.

These words fell into Jared’s ears like a bomb going off.

It’s been four years since he heard Agnes’s voice.

But in fact, he heard it every day

He watched Agnes’s movie “Nebula Dreams” over and over again.

To the point where he knew that in this movie, Agnes had 678 lines, and he remembered each one, including her expressions and gestures when she spoke

Because he watched it too much, for a while, Jared’s mind was all about her.

Every expression of hers, every move, kept replaying in his thoughts uncontrollably

Jared wanted to erase those memories.

So, he deleted that movie countless times.

But then, in the quiet of the night, he couldn’t help but open the recycle bin, restore the movie, and silently watch it again..

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