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As soon as Mom and Chloe left, Aunt Brenda used the excuse of renovating her room to insist I move into the school dorms early.
In the previous life, Mom worked as a housekeeper for the Donovans, so we stayed at Uncle Paul and Aunt Brenda’s house.
She used to give Aunt Brenda a monthly allowance.
Last life, after Mom and I went to the Donovan household, Mom even increased the allowance, asking them to take good care of Chloe
Chloe had a good life at Uncle Paul’s house.
Now, it seemed Mom had stopped the allowance for Aunt Brenda.
I didn’t argue. I packed my things and left.
Before starting school, I had another place to go.
After leaving Aunt Brenda’s house, I went to the bank.
Every year on my birthday, Dad would deposit a small sum of money for me.
Only I knew about that money.
I withdrew the money and took a bus.
Arriving at a secluded cemetery.
The wind and rain were heavy that day. I huddled in my raincoat behind a tree, waiting.
As dusk approached, sixteen–year–old Caleb rushed in through the rain.
Several bodyguards followed close behind him.
Caleb was drenched, his narrow eyes showing a cold intensity, but his steps were firm.
He walked to a grave and frantically dug through the surrounding grass with his bare hands.
“Young Mr. Donovan, it’s raining so hard. It must have been washed away. Let’s come back when the rain stops.”
Caleb seemed not to hear them.
Just as he was exhausted and despairing, I stepped out from behind the tree.
“Excuse me, are you looking for this?”
I pulled a necklace from my pocket.
Caleb’s eyes lit up, and he quickly strode over.
Seeing him soaked to the bone, I held my umbrella higher, shielding him from the rain.
Caleb tremblingly picked up the necklace, his brows relaxing.
“How did you get this?”
In my last life, after Caleb and I got together, he once told me his biggest regret.
It was losing the necklace he and his mother had made together, that summer when he was sixteen.
So, I came to the cemetery.
To help him find what he lost, and to meet him.
I shrugged, smiling.
“The rainwater just washed it down, so I picked it up. Then I saw you searching for so long, and I thought it might be yours.”
“Thank you, this necklace means a lot to me. What reward do you want?”
Caleb said thanks, but still looked like he was keeping everyone at arm’s length.
I shivered and stammered.
“Then… will you treat me to some instant noodles? I’m cold and hungry.”
Caleb froze for a moment, then burst out laughing.
“Okay!”
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Half an hour later, at my insistence, Caleb and I shared his first–ever cup of instant noodles.
“I never knew instant noodles could taste so good.”
When we were together before, instant noodles were his favorite.
After we finished eating, Caleb asked for my contact information, saying he wanted to thank me properly.
I smiled and refused.
“If it’s meant to be, we’ll meet again.”
The moment I turned away, I couldn’t stop my eyes from welling up.
I wanted so badly to rush over and hug him, to tell him everything from our past life.
To tell him I missed him so much it was driving me crazy.
But that would definitely make him think I was insane.
I didn’t leave my contact information because I knew his every move after high school.
We would meet again.
Caleb would think it was fate.
Not a plan.
