Chapter 17

Overnight, everything was thrown into chaos. No one expected that Evan, who had been utterly devoted to Chloe just moments before, would suddenly turn cold. In an instant, he not only sent her to prison personally, but he also exposed all her misdeeds to the media. Even Lila, who was thousands of miles away in Brisborne, saw the breaking news. She was sitting by an open window at a quiet cafe under the sycamore trees, sipping her rose-infused coffee. When she first learned that the flight she was originally scheduled to take had crashed, Lila was overwhelmed with relief. She was grateful she hadn't boarded that ill-fated plane. She couldn't even imagine how devastated her parents and loved ones would've been if she had died. Yet, the one reaction she hadn't considered was Evan's. In Lila's memory, the Evan she knew after her rebirth no longer loved her. He showed no sign of grief over her supposed death and repeatedly denied any suspicion when she tested him to see if he had truly