ra couldn''t be bothered to listen to Simon''s endless chatter, and her brow knitted in slight annoyance. She was trying to remember who she had really seen through Simon''s face. Why was her memory so nk?


    After Simon finished his self-praise, he turned to her with an earnest question, “Do you think the ident might have been a hidden blessing? Maybe it jogged some memories. You used to look at me so intensely, like you couldn''t imagine being apart."


    ra''s lips twitched. Was it really intense focus, or was she just trying to see someone else in him? Her mind remained a frustrating nk.


    Simon started boasting again. "By the way, I''ve been digging into the ident that caused your amnesia. It wasn''t as simple as it seemed. The driver just vanished, and even their records are gone. Do you know what that means?"


    "What does it mean?" she asked.


    Simon leaned in slowly, "Whoever''s behind your amnesia is a big deal, someone powerful enough to erase a person from the records."


    Only a few influential families could pull off something like that.


    ra raised an eyebrow. Ever since she woke up, she hadn''t given much thought


    to the ident. So much had happened since then. She was surprised Simon actually came through with useful information.


    They were in Dn''s office, so she quickly put some distance between herself and Simon.


    Simon was not pleased. He tried to close the gap again, but Dn''s voice broke the tension. "Is there something you need?"


    Simon stopped, his demeanor changing as he faced Dn. "Yeah, I''ve got something. I found more footage from that day. Even though you had the original surveince deleted, other passing cars caught you on camera. You clearly took ra away. But when I called you about her whereabouts, you pretended not to know. Are you just trying to get me to back off so you can have ra to yourself?"


    ra''s mind buzzed with frustration. Here he goes again, she thought, amazed by Simon''s knack for making things up.


    Embarrassed, she quickly retorted, "Simon! Stop with the baseless usations."


    "ra, he''s not as simple as you think. He..."


    Fueled by irritation, ra stepped forward, ready to bat him with her purse.


    Simon suddenly shouted, "I heard from Ryan that Dn might have a kid. ra, you should really think about it. There are plenty of great guys in town. Why do you want to be a stepmom?"


    ra halted, shocked by this news. Dn has a kid?


    She nced at Dn and noticed the surprise in his eyes too.


    She couldn''t help but chuckle. Even Dn seemed caught off guard. Looked like Simon was spinning tales again.


    Sheposed herself and said, "Mr. Dn has never said a bad word about you, Simon, but here you are, making everyone ufortable with your reckless words. Compared to him, you''re in a whole different league."


    Simon''s initial joy over ra''s well-being vanished at her words, his expression wilting fast. He hated beingpared to Dn, especially by ra.


    Pressing his lips together, he figured that no matter what he said in the future, she wouldn''t believe him.


    Dn, calm and collected, was like a hunter waiting patiently for the prey to walk into his trap.