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Her mother said that when she bumped into Ethan by chance at the memorial, he had ignored her as if she were invisible. Even if he had entered a criminal organization by that point and was laying low, there was still a limit. The fact that he had done all those things without ever catching the eye of the police meant one thing. Ethan had been meticulously hiding himself during these past ten years. And Lily knew he was more than capable of doing it.

"But you never appeared in front of me."

Lily's voice was shaking, but her eyes were not. Now that she said it out loud, she began to see things clearly.

"When I suddenly barged in, you were surprised. Did you really think I wouldn't notice that your wristwatch was upside-down?"

She heard the sound of wind mixed with Ethan's low chuckle. It made her even angrier.