"Rest a bit more." Daniel gently assisted her in lying down, stealing one last glance before finally departing.
Throughout the night, Maisie tossed and turned, her head throbbing at times, and the image of the small villa in the
woods appeared whenever she closed her eyes. The place Camila had taken her and the one in her dream
inexplicably merged.
Her heart raced, and she broke into a cold sweat. When she abruptly opened her eyes, dawn had already arrived.
Reluctantly rising, she poured herself a glass of water, and at that moment, an unfamiliar number flashed on her
phone.
After a brief hesitation, she answered, recognizing a somewhat familiar voice.
"Ms. Squire, it's me."
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"You saved me on the street the other day, and I've been looking for you."
Maisie recalled the pregnant woman and nodded with a smile. "Yeah, I remember you. How are you now? Are you
still in the hospital? Are you feeling better?"
A moment of silence followed before a soft voice spoke. "Ms. Squire, there are some things I want to talk to you
about in person. Are you free today?"
Assuming the woman wanted to express gratitude, Maisie reassured her and suggested not worrying about the
incident.
"No..." The girl's voice was very soft. "It's something very important, not suitable to discuss over the phone. Can we
meet, please?"
Maisie frowned but eventually agreed to the meeting.
They arranged to meet at noon in a park near the hospital, a quiet and suitable location for a conversation. -
Maisie arrived at the park at the agreed time and found the girl sitting on a bench by the artificial lake. She was
dressed in all white with a light-colored fisherman's hat, her belly had grown, and though thin, she seemed well.
Yvette smiled gently, offering Maisie a rice ball with tuna and seaweed.
"You're having this for lunch?" Maisie touched it, already cooled. "I'll have the hotel send some food over..."
"No need." Yvette looked at her. "You don't know my name yet, do you? I'm Yvette Sawyer."
"Oh..."
"I found you through the information from that hospital," Yvette said softly. "When you save a person, the hospital
keeps your contact information."
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"It looks like you're around my age." Yvette held Maisie's hand. "So it should be easy for us to understand each
other, right?"
Maisie's heart thumped as she felt inexplicably anxious. "What do you want to talk about?"
"I want to tell you..." Yvette took a deep breath. "I deliberately collapsed on the street that day to get your
attention."
Maisie was startled, instinctively pulling away from Yvette's hand and shifting away.
"Ms. Squire, don't be afraid." Yvette's gaze was sad but determined. "Since I have the courage to tell you everything
today, it means I don't want to be controlled by others anymore... I want to be good for my child. I don't want him
to know he has a mother with a questionable past!"
"Well..." Maisie couldn't speak for a while. "What exactly is going on?"
"I'm not a mistress. I have a husband!" Yvette looked into her eyes. "My husband is a mechanic, responsible for
maintaining the Quimby vehicles. I'm sensitive and had lost two children before. It was not easy for me to conceive
this child... The doctor said, due to my health condition, this child is likely not going to make it either."