Deirdre nodded while Tobey came back to the point of the conversation by saying, “You sought my help yesterday, but you haven’t managed to tell me what sort of help you need.”Deirdre’s breathing felt much heavier upon hearing that. She clutched a book she held tightly.“Tobey, please don’t be too surprised by what I’m about to tell you.”“What’s going on?”Deirdre regulated her breathing for a while. “It’s possible that my mother is still alive.”Tobey’s eyes were filled with disbelief upon hearing that. Deirdre continued. “I’m unable to explain this matter fully. All in all, I wasn’t with my mother during her death, and I only found out about her death after a long time. I gradually accepted the information, but then this photo came. She pulled the photo out of the book. “My friend told me that the person in this photo looks about 70% similar to me and about my mother’s age. Can you please help me to take a look if it’s her?”Tobey’s expression turned serious as he took the

“How is this happening?” Deirdre inhaled sharply. She agreed that it seemed intentional indeed. “Are they doing this to dismiss your company because they are not planning on working with your company anymore, but they refuse to reject the company?”“No. The collaboration is supposed to be a win-win situation for both companies.” Tobey was amused. “Moreover, we did it because of them… So, I would assume that it was Kyran who commissioned someone to distract me if I didn’t know that you and Kyran had just gotten acquainted at the time.”Deirdre smiled and regarded it as a joke. After all, it sounded absurd. They chatted for a while more until Tobey’s phone rang. He picked up the call and said, “You’re here too? Please hold on.”He asked Deirdre, “I have a university friend who’s nearby and wants to pass something to me. Will it be okay for my friend to drop by for a while?”Deirdre nodded. “Of course.”Tobey announced the exact address to his friend and said after hanging up the c

Jamie said, “I’m not too sure about that either, but I found him familiar.”“Familiar?”Jamie asked in a serious tone once again, “Is his last name Reed for real? Are you sure that he’s not someone else?”“Hmm. Aside from that, it’s also impossible for you to have met him elsewhere before.”“Why do you say so?”Tobey said, “If I’m not mistaken, Deirdre told me that he grew up in Eastgene as a child and lived in Germia for a long time. You’ve never been in either of these places, so how can you be acquainted with him?”“You’re right.” Jamie said softly, “Perhaps I’ve mistaken him for someone else. I’ll ask someone when I’m back in Neve.”-After getting in the car, Kyran asked, “Are you going to reach out to Tobey in the next two days?”He remembered Tobey’s remark even though it was no longer as provocative as before.Deirdre nodded. “Tobey will be leaving the day after tomorrow, and that is why he is traveling between Village Alnwick and here to stay in touch.”“Leaving the

Eilis felt a bit embarrassed. Since it was her fault, she forgave Charlene for her rude comments and smiled. “I’m very sorry about that, girl. You were standing behind me, so I didn’t see you.”“You didn’t see me? Are you saying that I purposely walked into your elbow myself and allowed you to hit me? How is there any possibility that you didn’t see me?” Charlene pressed on. She pointed at a shopkeeper and said, “Hurry up and get this old thing out of this salon! Can't you smell her body odor? I'm sure that her house must be a garbage dump. I can't believe that you guys are willing to serve her. Are you not worried that she might spread the virus and bacteria on her body to others?”Eilis’s face turned pale when she heard Charlene’s harsh comment about her.She had made the clothes on her body all by herself. Even though they were a bit worn out, she would take them off and wash them when they got dirty, so there were no stains on her clothes at all. “What are you still waiting fo

Deirdre still could not see the man's face clearly. Kyran felt her stiffness and asked, "What's the matter? Deirdre shook her head, but her heart was pumping rapidly in her chest. “I… I’m not feeling well today.”Kyran nodded understandingly. He draped his jacket over her shoulders and said, “Let’s go upstairs and rest then. It’s cold here, and you might get sick.”“Okay…”After they went upstairs, Deirdre told Kyran that she was going to take a shower and locked herself up in the bathroom.She splashed her face with cold water, yet her head remained a muddled mess.‘Why would Kyran have Charlene's body scent on him?’Suddenly, she remembered the thing that Charlene had said to her. ‘Since both of us have known each other for so long, let me give you a hint. Are you sure the Kyran who shares the same bed as you is the real Kyran?’If it were in the past, she would never believe in Charlene. She would only take it as one of Charlene’s tricks to sow discord between her and Kyr