Chapter 227

“You remind the of someone, the man murmured, his voice soff yet weighted with something unspoken as he watched Cass carefully select a ripe apple from the wooden basket.Cassie stilled, the fruit resting lightly in her palm. She turned to face him.A gentle smile formed on her lips as she met his gaze.“Who might that be, sir?” she asked softly.The man’s expression shifted, a faint, bittersweet smile appearing as his eyes grew distant.“My younger sister,” he said. “She was… just as beautiful as you.”The words lingered between them. Cassie’s grip on the apple tightened ever so slightly.