Lucas gently set the sleeping Victoria beside a young boy and hid nearby, waiting to see if someone would notice her.
Sure enough, the boy spotted her first—but startled, he accidentally frightened a nearby driver. The driver slammed the wrong pedal—pressing the accelerator instead of the brake. In the chaos, the blanket covering Victoria got caught in the wheel, dragging her forward until her head struck a rock.
Lucas rushed forward to save her—but before he could move, a familiar voice sounded behind him. Torn with guilt, he looked toward Victoria—blood seeping from her small forehead—and realized he couldn’t stay. He had to flee.
That one moment of hesitation changed everything. She lost all memory of him. Antonio, who had been standing nearby, witnessed the entire accident and immed
