Highlights & Notes in Preview not working

Hi
It used to be working. But I am shock to see this today.
I highlighted some text on a PDF document using the Mac Preview app. When I choose to view as highlights and notes, they become "square boxes" instead of the actual text. However, It still will jump to the page if I click on it, just that it should show the text and its highlighted color.
Thank you in advance.

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