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    They were almost at the elevator when someone called Ste’s name from behind.


    Jewell stopped, expecting another friend like Sharon. Instead, he saw a man who had no business being there.


    Amon, hair now golden-brown, walked toward them with an easy smile.


    Ste looked at him nkly, no recognition at all.


    Amon had heard about the amnesia long before he came back. He kept smiling. “Ste,e on. You really don’t remember me? I was your junior at university. We even had dinner once.”


    He pulled out his phone and showed her a photo of their “past meeting.”


    It was taken from across a restaurant, far enough that only two vague figures were visible at a table. Nothing clear about their faces or expressions.


    Amon had paid someone to snap it months earlier—just in case. Today it paid off.


    The picture, plus the easyughter in his eyes, was enough. Ste’s tension eased—she bought it. He really was an old junior.


    Jewell had been overseas for years and had never once seen William’s cousin. The face meant nothing to him.


    Amon stepped in close. “Ste, who’s this guy?”


    She answered without thinking. “Jewell Vance. My… doctor.”


    Worry flooded Amon’s expression. “You’re sick? How serious? I’ve been abroad—I didn’t know. Are you okay? Can we talk for a minute?”


    His eyes flicked to Jewell, sizing him up the same way Sharon once had.


    Jewell sensed that the man’s gaze was identical to the one Sharon had given him earlier.


    Jewell shrugged it off. “I’ll wait in the parking lot.”


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    Ste nodded. The moment Jewell turned the corner, she looked back at Amon. “I’m sorry, I honestly don’t remember anything. You said you’re my junior—what’s your name?”


    Amon steered her toward the exit. “We definitely know each other. Amon Briggs.”


    Amon Briggs.


    Briggs.


    The surname hit her like a p. Her eyes went wide. Before a sound could leave her mouth, his smile vanished. A damp cloth mped over her nose and mouth; an arm crushed her against him.


    “Let’s see if my cousin even bothers toe save you.”


    Despite Ste’s best efforts, the medication immediately took effect, leaving her limp and enabling Amon to carry her into the car that was waiting at the entrance.


    With heavy eyes, she blinked and wondered where this man she had just met was taking her.


    However, he was William’s cousin. Did they not get along?


    She had a lot of questions, but as soon as she was in the car, she lost consciousness.


    Jewell had been leaning against the car for twenty minutes. No sign of Ste.


    He reached for his phone, then remembered she didn’t have one. With a frown, he headed back into the hospital.


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