Ariana slowly recounted happy moments from the past, and Melon listened to her with rapt attention. As he imagined his parents in his mind, his small hand tenderly cradled the Theodore figurine.

The mother and son spent the next couple days in the apartment. Even though the apartment was a bit old, after cleaning it up, it gave out a cozy environment. It felt so comfortable to the point that they were quite reluctant to leave its warmth and memories behind.

A few days later, everything came back to normal. Ariana dropped Melon off at kindergarten as usual, and after that, she decided to stop by the nearby supermarket. She wanted to make a special dinner for her son and needed to buy some ingredients. Coincidentally, Judy was also at the supermarket, buying daily necessities, and the two bumped into each other.

Judy's face immediately lit up at the sight of Ariana. Then, she started striking up a lively conversation. The two women continued strolling together.

“Looks like your cooking skills have become better lately. It is a good thing," Judy said.

Ariana smiled. “Well, with a growing boy to feed, I had to learn.

Melon needs balanced nutrition."

"Melon is so adorable. Oh, when can you bring him with you to visit Mr. Chadwick again? He misses Melon a lot, even if he won't admit it outright. Whenever he has free time, he looks at pictures of Melon,"

Judy said.

“Probably in a couple days, after Melon is done with school," Ariana replied.

The two women filled their shopping trolley with all sorts of groceries. After making a payment at cashier, they walked together to the parking lot, each pulling a trolley of their own.

As they walked, Judy carefully looked at Ariana's face. Her friend looked relaxed with a contented smile. Then, the encounter at the hospital that day came to her mind, making her feel conflicted whether to tell Ariana or not. After thinking for a while, she decided to tell Ariana because she felt that she would no longer be able to keep that to herself. Just as Ariana was about to leave, Judy stopped her.

“What's wrong?" Ariana Looked back at Judy in confusion.

Judy hesitated for a bit before finally confessing, "When you were hospitalized after the accident, I... I saw a man who looked exactly like Theodore at the hospital. It was when I came to visit you that day.

Upon hearing Judy's startling revelation, Ariana was dumbfounded, momentarily thinking she must have misheard Judy. "Wait... What did you just say?" she stuttered in disbelief.

Meeting Ariana's gaze squarely, Judy replied gravely, “I'm dead serious. He looked exactly like Theodore. That man appeared all high and mighty, dressed to the nines. He was even introduced as a big shot director at Mercy Hospital..

Ariana's mind went into overdrive. Mercy Hospital was under the Fredrick Group's wing. If he was a bigwig there, could he be...

Completely thrown off by the startling revelation, Ariana's grasp on the bag of groceries slackened, sending its contents cascading to the ground.

If Judy's account was true, then who was the man Ariana had spotted in the surveillance footage?

A suppressed thought, forcefully kept at bay, now burst forth, refusing to be contained.