Chapter 160

Sabrina felt a wave of disappointment wash over her. She came back hoping for some kind of connection, something still standing from the past, but all that remained was a scorched mess. "What started the fire?" she asked, brows furrowed. Matthew didn't answer right away, his gaze clouded, weighed down by something heavy. Sabrina clutched her backpack tighter, her tone quiet but earnest. "After I was born, my mom disappeared. No one's seen her since. She left me with a box-it had a hidden compartment with photos of my grandparents... That's all I ever had of them. I came back hoping to see the place they lived in. I didn't think... that even the house would be gone." The shimmer in her eyes caught something in Matthew. He was silent for a long moment before finally saying, "It must've been over twenty years ago. Some people showed up in the village, looking for Professor Gray's old house." The mention of her grandfather made Sabrina straighten up almost instinctively. He went on, "The v