Her words held a wealth of information. It seems my hunch was indeed correct—I had known Atlas for a long time.

I steadied my thoughts and warned myself not to act rashly. What if this is a timed bomb that Stella set for me?

I must stay vigilant. This woman is capable of anything, and she can say anything.

At least for now, her words remain unverified, whether they're true or false.

I told myself to trust Atlas. I have to wait for him to return and tell me the truth.

However, I couldn't deny that Stella's words echoed in my mind like a timed bomb, leaving me uneasy. If I wasn’t Chloe Hartz, then who was I?

While I have speculated that I might have known Atlas in the past, he was overseas, and I was in a small town up north. There was simply no way for our paths to cross. What on earth is going on?

I couldn't help but think of my parents. They've always been by my side in my memories.

From the day they first saw Atlas, they didn't seem to have known him for a long time. So, whe