Chapter 48: OWEN— A COINCIDENCE?
"Owen?!!" Aristia whispered in shock, her eyes widening.
The boy flinched, his eyes widening in surprise. His gaze locked onto hers, confusion flashing across his features.
Adeline frowned, her eyes scanning the boy’s face with suspicion. "Miss, you know him?"
Aristia couldn’t answer. She just stood there, staring at the thin, familiar boy who looked so much like her assistant.
It was him.
But that didn’t make any sense.
The moment stretched, but reality quickly came crashing back.
Before she could process it, the boy turned sharply on his heel, preparing to run. It wasn’t the time to care about how the little stranger knew his name. All he knew was that he needed to get away.
But Aristia moved fast and instinctively reached out, grabbing his wrist before he could flee, successfully stopping him.
"Wait!" she said urgently.
The boy who looked like her assistant tensed and turned in a panic, trying to pull away. His small, dirt-streaked hands clenched and his shoulders rose in alarm.