Chapter 1372 - For her (3)

A soft scratching sound made Erik turn around. One of his dark shapes had returned, moving across the floor in the form of a tiny insect. In its mandibles, it carried something much larger than its body.

Erik asked, taking the item from its tiny mouth.

It was a photograph, protected by a yellowed plastic coating. Despite its age and the damage around the edges, the image itself was clear—a newborn baby, wrapped in hospital blankets.

Erik asked.

Erik turned the photo over. The plastic crackled but held. On the back, barely legible through the aged coating, was a date and a name: "Lauren."

Then the system got a sort of flashback. A surge of emotions went through Ella.

But then Erik's answer came. It was an overwhelming feeling, coursing through both of them.