Chapter 28

Time flew, and ten years had passed in the blink of an eye. Nadia and Jasper were attending a top-notch classical music concert they were invited to in Velora, Austrielle. The years seemed to have been kind to Nadia. She looked more mature now, and she was even more elegant and composed than before. She stood beside Jasper, who was still handsome and free-spirited, but had settled down a lot. They were still the enviable couple they had been before. During the intermission, Nadia wanted to use the bathroom. Jasper was held up by a musician he was acquainted with, and they began chatting. Nadia walked along the carpeted corridor all alone, but when she rounded a corner, she bumped into someone unexpected. It was a man sitting in a wheelchair being pushed by a caregiver. He was wearing a neat dark-colored coat, and he had a blanket covering his knees. His hair was almost completely gray, and his wrinkled face was aged and thin. Only his eyes remained deep and unfathomable, but they