Chapter 1985

Stella nodded and responded with a smile, “Yes, I will.

And you, take care of yourself too.

Don’t push yourself too hard.

”

“Okay,” Matthew responded gently.

Meanwhile, Kristian was chatting with Bella, occasionally glancing over at Matthew and Stella.

Bella feigned a casual farewell.

“Well, you should head home now.

”

Reluctantly, Kristian released her, boarded the plane to check everything one last time, and then got off and watched as Stella and Bella boarded.

He observed them get on the plane and as they did, his smile grew wider and he continued to wave.

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Kristian kept his hand raised until the airplane ascended.

He bid Matthew an insincere farewell before boarding for Lyllmann.

After Kristian left, Matthew’s expression gradually grew stern.

He pressed his lips together and watched the plane with Stella and Bella aboard.

At that moment, his mobile phone rang.

He to

ok it out of his pocket to find Neville calling.

Matthew took one last look at the airport, and then pressed the answer button, turned, and started walking away.

Neville’s voice came through the phone, sounding more serious than ever.

“Where are you now?”

“What’s the matter?” Matthew asked.

“I’ve looked into what you asked, and you were correct.

Kristian is indeed Ethan Vance,” Neville said.

Matthew halted and looked back, noticing Kristian’s plane had already departed.

He furrowed his brow and murmured, “What in the world is happening? Explain clearly.

”

Neville took a deep breath and explained, “I’ve looked into it.

Alissa’s best friend is Aarya Moore, who attended college with Ethan.

I spoke with other classmates to get more information.

”

After a brief pause, he continued with increased gravity, “From what they recall, Aarya was the standout beauty at their university and even helped Ethan with his tuition fees.

Since then, Ethan had been quietly enamored with her.

But Aarya had a wealthy boyfriend at that time, and nothing further developed between her and Ethan.

After their graduation, everyone lost touch.

The classmates aren’t sure what became of them.

”

Matthew’s gaze intensified.

“What else did you uncover?” he demanded.

Neville responded, “They provided me with Ethan’s photos.

He’s the spitting image of the man in the photo you showed me.

”

“What about Haley’s elusive boyfriend?” Matthew inquired.

“That’s Ethan!” Neville blurted out, frustration lacing his voice.

He cursed under his breath.

“After connecting the dots to Ethan, I kept digging.

It turns out, Ethan was the one reaching out to Haley.

”

Neville shook his head and added, “Kristian’s tactics are devious.

He set a trap right under Bella’s nose.

Without your vigilance, we might never have uncovered his real identity.

”