The younger Aurora only took a small bite of the chocolate, saving the other half in her pocket. No one knew when they’d be rescued – or how much longer they would be stuck down here. Everything was uncertain, and if she wanted to survive, she had to conserve her strength. Only with energy could she fight to get out, instead of waiting helplessly.

“Do you think… maybe we should try to find a way out?” Aurora took the initiative to speak. With half a piece of chocolate in her stomach, she already felt a bit more energized. She no longer felt so weak and drained, and talking was easier now.

The boy looked around. It was all collapsed beams and soil. There was no clear path at all. And given how the school’s foundation was built, he had no idea where anything might lead. If they moved around blindly, they might end up even more lost. That would only make things worse.

That was what he thought, and he told Aurora his thoughts directly. Hearing that, Aurora agreed he had a point. With no other option, she sat down against the wall that separated them. What she didn’t know was that the boy had done the exact same thing. In a way, the two of them were sitting back to back.

Aurora sighed. “Do you think we’ll be stuck here forever? I’m only a teenager… is this really the end for me?” For some reason, she suddenly thought of her mother, her father, and her sister, Tessa, who always targeted her. If this really was where her life ended, it would be such a waste. There were so many things she hadn’t done. She hadn’t even graduated high school. “Thinking about it now, I really do feel a little ridiculous.”

The boy went quiet for a moment, then finally spoke with certainty. “That’s not going to happen. Stop thinking that way.”

“Why are you so sure?” The younger Aurora grew curious – how could he speak with such certainty, as if he already knew the future?

“Because I knew you before. I know you’re not someone who gives up easily. That’s exactly why I believe you won’t stop here. If you did, then you wouldn’t be Aurora Walton.”

At those words, both the younger Aurora and the present-day Aurora froze. Time had passed, and Aurora had long forgotten what she and that boy had talked about back then, but now, bit by bit, those memories were coming back to her.

Chapter 756

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Back then, all she remembered was that he was warm, calm, and gave her strength. Now, seeing it from a bystander’s perspective, she realized he seemed to know her very well. Yet even now, she still had no idea who he was.

For some reason, even though he was just on the other side of a collapsed wall, she couldn’t pass through it. All her previous abilities seemed to fail here, especially when it came to that boy – nothing worked. Left with no other option, Aurora stayed in the same space as her younger self, quietly listening, hoping to recall everything they had once talked about. She hadn’t realized how much she had forgotten.

The younger Aurora seemed to sense this too and asked seriously, “Then… when exactly did the two of us meet?”