However, the squeak of the opening door answered Alastair's confusion. Someone walked in. It was Chloe.But it wasn't the Chloe that Alastair had known all this time. The girl wasn't wearing childish, oversized clothes, she wasn't carrying a doll, and the blank stare in her eyes was gone.Chloe was wearing casual, normal clothes, with a sharp, cold gaze staring straight at Alastair.Alastair's jaw dropped. His eyes widened in disbelief at the transformation. "What... what is..." his old voice trembled."We meet again... Alastair," Chloe said, her voice crystal clear and perfectly articulated. She also no longer called Alastair 'Grandpa'—this was intentional. According to Chloe, Alastair was no longer fit to be called a grandfather, and they shared no blood ties anyway.Alastair couldn't respond at all. The shock he received was too immense. The girl he had considered a broken toy for years actually possessed full awareness."You're probably wondering why," Chloe continued, stepping cl