---- Chapter 803 Did Aileen just call the man Den? Hailey froze. She realized Aileen had mistaken him for Den, her brother. A few days ago, Hailey had thought the same thing when she first saw him. Hailey quickly said, "Aileen, he''s not your brother." "What? That''s impossible! He is my brother-I know it! 1 would never mistake him for someone else. That''s him! Den!" Aileen insisted. It had been three years since Aileen had seen Den. Den was her only blood rtive left in the world -there ''was no way she could be wrong. She was sure that was him. Hailey said, "Aileen, calm down.

    He''s really not your brother." The man in the driver''s seat turned to look at Aileen. He said calmly, "You''ve got the wrong person. I''m not your brother." "T don''t believe you! Take off your mask! Let me see your face! " Aileen was determined to see his face. "Aileen, don''t!" Hailey tried to stop her. However, the man said, "Fine." ---- He raised his hand and pulled down his mask, revealing a face scarred beyond recognition. Aileen gasped sharply, her eyes widening in shock. "Your face He pulled the mask back on. "Now do you believe me?" "L.." Aileen''s voice faltered.

    "Thave things to do, so I''ll get going first," the man said before stepping on the gas and driving away. Aileen took a step forward. "Den!" Hailey pulled her into her arms and said, "Aileen, I know you miss your brother, but that man really isn''t him." Tears slid down Aileen''s cheeks as she muttered , "Hailey... where did he go? Why hasn''t hee back in three years? Did he forget about us?" Hailey''s eyes turned red-rimmed, and her throat tightened. As muchas Aileen hurt, her own pain ran even deeper. "Hailey, Imiss him so much... Why did he just vanish?

    Where did he go?" Hailey could only hold her tighter. Aileen was in a really bad mood after that. She was returning to the research base tomorrow, so Hailey led her inside, helped her get cleaned up, and tucked her into bed early. Later, Hailey stood by the window, staring out at the city''s ---- glowing skyline. So many lights, yet the one person she was searching for was nowhere to be found. Den had been gone for three years. Her thoughts drifted back to the taxi driver. Was he really just a cabbie? Those cold, sharp eyes of his-they looked so much like Den''s.

    Almost without thinking, Hailey reached for her phone and opened the driver''s WhatsApp profile. His profile picture was nothing but ck-simple, unreadable. The vibe he gave off was just like Den''s, low-key and mysterious. She tapped into his Updates feed. It was empty -just like his profile photo. What had happened to his face? What kind of person was he? Hailey didn''t know why she found herself so curious about this taxi driver. She transferred 500 dors via Venmo and sent him the receipt. "Thanks for tonight," she texted. Amomentter, a reply came through.

    "You''re wee," he replied.style

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