Chapter 154

Clara's POV

Things couldn't have felt worse after my incident with Derek's grandfather. Derek was livid about everything, and I couldn't have felt more responsible and guilty about everything.

We didn't spend much time at the resort after that. The next morning, we were on a flight back home. I slept through the flight back home, so I didn't have to speak to anyone.

After everything he has done for me and how he has defended me, I don't know how to tell him the truth. It's going to crush him and hurt him worse than it would hurt me. How did I let things get this far?

We were going from the airport, and he decided to drop me off at home first.

We hadn't spoken to each other.

I was dozing off, staring out of the window with my head leaned on the side.

"We've arrived now," Derek said, tapping me on the shoulder.

I snapped out of my thoughts to see that we had parked in front of my house. I hadn't even realised I'd been so trapped in my thoughts.

I sat up straight and then reached to open