wanting attention and cuddles. It then meowed and jumped onto her lap, expecting to be petted.
It was at that moment that someone suddenly knocked on the door. Noelle had no choice but to scoop up the kitten and answer. It was then she discovered that the visitor was none other than her landlord, Cameron.
She quickly stepped aside to let her in. “Sorry, I had to bring the kitten with me since it was being so clingy.”
“It’s alright. It looks so cute!” Cameron then shook the bag she had brought along with her and continued, “I baked some cookies and thought I’d share some with
“Thanks,” Noelle said as she poured Cameron a cup of coffee.
when
In this small town, people were friendly and straightforward. In the slow pace of wint there was little to occupy their time, it was common for them to visit each other’s homes.
It had only been a month, but Noelle and Cameron had already become very good friends.
During their conversation, Cameron suddenly brought something up, saying, “I saw a video on a social media platform, Aria. It was a man’s apology video, along with a missing person’s notice with a photo that looks a lot like you and his contact information. I was wondering if you’d seen it before.”
The person
in the photo looked more like Noelle the more Cameron looked at it. She recalled that after arriving here, Noelle rarely paid attention to social media. She couldn’t help but wonder if there was something more to it, so she decided to ask her about it in a roundabout
way.
Noelle smiled faintly and asked, “Is that so? It’s quite a coincidence. You see, where I come from, people with looks like mine are quite common. It’s not surprising if someone looks like
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me.”
It was clearly a flat–out denial.
Upon looking at Noelle’s unmistakable Easton beauty, Cameron immediately grasped what she meant. Noelle clearly didn’t want to elaborate on the matter.
Cameron deliberately changed her approach, saying, “It wasn’t just the man. It seemed like his parents had also uploaded a video, claiming that he’s in a terrible condition and might die anytime soon.”
