Morris looked at her with a touch of sadness. "I waited up for youst night, Nathalie. Couldn''t catch a wink of sleep."


    Nathalie felt a wave of guilt wash over her. She squeezed Morris''s hand, her voice thick with emotion. "Nathan, I''m really sorry. I broke my promise."


    Morris gave her a gentle pat on the head, his touch filled with warmth. "So, I hear you brought Cameron back?"


    Nathalie nodded. "Yeah, I struck a deal with Greta. I helped her find Cameron, and in return, she''s gonna help me sort out..." She hesitated, not quite ready to talk about the ominous signs surrounding Morris.


    "Sort out what?" Morris asked, clearly intrigued.


    Nathalie gave a reassuring smile. "Oh, nothing major. Just a little arrangement that benefits us both."


    "So, did you let Cameron meet with Greta?" Morris asked.


    Nathalie replied, "Greta may look all sweet and innocent, but she''s got a crafty side. I have to be cautious with her. If she doesn''t meet my terms first, she won''t see Cameron."


    Morris chuckled. "Looks like you''re getting sharper, Nathalie."


    Just then, a waiter came over with the menu, taken aback for a moment by Morris''s striking good looks.


    Nathalie reached out. "Can I take a look at the menu, please?"


    The waiter, a bit flustered, handed the menu to Nathalie. She quickly picked out a few special dishes and handed it back. The waiter, still a little embarrassed, made his way back to the kitchen.


    With that little blip out of the way, Morris shifted gears in the conversation. "So, how was it seeing Cameron again?"


    Nathalie thought back to their reunion. Cameron''s gaze had softened, filled with a newfound warmth and understanding. Even his voice carried an unusual gentleness. But some of the things he said were just in bizarre.


    "He''s changed a lot since everything happened. He seems older, and his outlook has expanded, like this vast, epting ocean," she mused, then added, "But he''s been saying some really strange stuff. I can''t wrap my head around it."


    Morris''s fingers twitched slightly. "Is that so?"


    Nathalie pondered, "Nathan, do you think reincarnation is real?"


    Morris nodded thoughtfully. "In a world this big, anything''s possible."


    Nathalie confessed, "I believe it is."


    Morris''s interest was piqued. "Really? Do you remember anything from your past lives?"


    Nathalie


    morieded. "I used to. Had


    ales from two lifetimes. Bue


    hypnosis session,


    of


    my past life memories got wiped."


    "Can you get them back?" Morris asked, his voiceced with a bit of tension.


    Nathalie nodded. "If they could erase them, they should be able to bring them back."


    In his distraction, Morris identally knocked over his water ss.


    Nathalie jumped up, centally


    mopping up the spill with a napkin. "Gareful there."


    Morris admitted, "Nathalie, I''m... scared."


    She stood and wrapped her arms around him gently. "What are you scared of?"


    "I''m scared that one day, you''ll leave me."


    "Don''t be silly, why would I leave you, Nathan?"


    "What if I did something in a past life that really upset you?"


    "Unless it was something unforgivable, I''m not gonna hold it against you."


    Morris hugged her tightly. "Nathalie


    can


    get-out-of-jail-free


    cardive mea


    case?" belongs