Doctor Aaron soon received the first part of the intelligence he had bought for 50 pounds.
After all, if 50 pounds had only bought him this little information, Aaron would have felt that his friend had cheated him.
Alice's public identity came from Charlie King back then. Charlie King had even taken her obvious personality flaws into consideration and designed her identification as that of a young lady from a ruined family whose parents had both died.
Thus, it seemed perfectly reasonable for Briel Rose to know how to paint.
Then why did Briel Rose seem so knowledgeable about mysticism?
Aaron Ceres closed the file. Remembering his wife's expression as she smiled and said the child wanted Ice Cream, he Pinched His Brow and began Seriously Considering the possibility of paying her a visit.
—He remembered that before becoming pregnant, his wife did not seem to like Ice Cream.
Although pregnancy could change one's eating habits, and although saying the child wanted it was an entirely normal excuse, he still felt a deep unease in his subconscious.
He no longer dreamed nightmares related to Will Auceptin. Instead, he had begun having another nightmare.
In the dream, the mysterious girl he had met that day—the girl Named Briel Rose—looked at him with gentle eyes and said in a mild yet emotionless voice:
"...This child will bring Catastrophe upon you and your family."
Then, With A Heavy Heart, he returned home and saw his wife rise from the sofa to greet him. A half-eaten cup of Ice Cream sat on the Coffee Table.
He heard his wife say with a smile, "The child wants Ice Cream."
Later, the scene shifted to much further in the future. By then, his wife's abdomen had visibly swelled. He watched her gently stroke her belly and