Chapter 24

Felix Fire.

"Cateline, right? You have a beautiful name and a lovely smile..."

She nods, matching his steps, and replies.

"Yes, I'm Cateline, nice to meet you, and you're Felix..."

He nods in agreement, pleased that she remembers his name.

He notices something familiar around the young woman's neck, her necklace, actually his mother's necklace. So, it's been with her all this time? Felix becomes even more excited to be with her, and not someone else. He averts his gaze from the necklace and locks eyes with the woman.

"Sorry, I was looking at the necklace. I lost it that day."

She freezes and stammers...

"That... day."

She...