Chapter 160

• Aysel's POV
• "Three days from now, my mother will undergo an artificial heart transplant in M Country. I will accompany her," Alfie's calm voice cut through the quiet of the hall, his words carrying that same ethereal detachment I'd noticed before.
• I tilted my head, suspicion flickering in my amber eyes. Was he actually speaking to me? I forced a polite nod. "Oh... that's good," I murmured, though my mind was already sorting through the layers of strange familiarity and distance he exuded.