Chapter: 3485

"I'm fine," Ainsley replied, trying to steady her voice.

She attempted to project calmness, but internally, she was battling a storm of emotions. The thought of resuming her old identity as Brinley meant dredging up a past she had fought hard to bury.

Ainsley had spent years trying to erase that painful chapter, allowing it to fade into the realm of distant, forgotten memories.

Now, unexpectedly thrust back into these unresolved chapters of her life, she felt overwhelmed, uncertain how to face the resurrected ghosts of her past.

Moran noticed the change in her demeanor and grew increasingly confused.