Chapter 696

Leon shook his head and then casually picked up several design drafts from the table and started

perusing them.

He was taken aback. These intricate creations were all Millie’s designs.

Upon reaching the final page, his demeanour changed dramatically. On the delicate paper was a

depiction of an apricot blossom necklace. Numerous apricot blossoms were entwined in the necklace,

akin to the apricot blossoms in the forest in the past.

Leon’s hand quivered, his mind returning to that unforgettable memory.

“What’s happening?”

Millie carried a glass of water over to Leon, only to discover that he was gazing at his design draft with

an unusual expression.

“Have you ever encountered the apricot blossoms in the apricot forest?”

Abruptly, Leon seized Millie’s arm, causing the water to slosh out and spill onto the floor.

Leon seemed to lose control and grow visibly excited.

Millie was taken aback. Her wrist smarted as she struggled to free herself from his grasp.

“Is there something remarkable about the apricot blossoms in that forest?” Millie inquired.

Concerning the apricot blossom necklace, she didn’t craft it impulsively; rather, it was inspired by a day

when she dreamt of apricot blossoms.

In her dream, she found herself transported back to her childhood, joyfully running through an apricot

blossom forest.

The dream was ethereal, yet it felt tangible.

She couldn’t fathom why she dreamed of such a forest of apricot blossoms.

On the day she awoke from the dream, fearing that it would fade from memory, she sketched

numerous apricot blossoms on the design draughts, ultimately fashioning the apricot blossom

necklace.

“You’re unfamiliar with the apricot blossom forest?”

Upon noticing Millie’s confusion, Leon’s disappointment grew. Millie had no knowledge of the apricot

forest he mentioned.

Nonetheless, the more he looked at Millie, the more familiar she seemed.

Abruptly, a pained expression overtook Leon’s visage.

He had located Aisha, now Fiona, yet he failed to recapture the solace and felicity that marked his time

with Aisha.

He found himself doubting whether this opportunist, Fiona, was indeed the kind-hearted Aisha. Besides

their physical resemblance, Fiona bore no resemblance to Aisha, especially in character.