Chapter 304

Cassandra met his gaze, smile open and direct. "Yeah, I looked into you." It'd been years since she'd last stood in front of him, talked to him—and he didn’t recognize her at all. It never even crossed his mind to connect her with Faye Hawthorne. Back then, before she'd even exchanged a word with this cold and distant guy, she used to climb over his fence just to sneak a peek. Eventually, she stopped needing to sneak—started walking through the front door, straight into his house. She found out his name, knew his room was on the second floor, and one day, her curiosity got the better of her. She climbed the tree by his window, hoping to catch a glimpse of his “private space.” He caught her mid-act. That same night, he moved his room downstairs. She used to think he’d done that to make it easier for her to get in. But now, looking back… he was probably just scared out of his mind. Later on... After she got injured last time, everything from her childhood came flooding back. Every detail