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Chapter 111

Clara's POV I remained seated where I was, finding it difficult to get up from that very spot. I feared because of the possibility that if I moved from there he might somehow sense that and there might be some other complication. The guilt of not being with him during the start of the seizure was already gnawing at me— I couldn’t make same mistake twice. “Please forgive mummy for leaving you, baby.” I whispered; perhaps the hundredth time. I knew the situation was over but coming to the hospital, I had never felt more scared in my entire life. The door opened but I didn’t bother to look at the person that came in. My gaze still fixed on Maurice. “Clara…” Damon voice pierced through the silence of the room. M I turned my head toward him, sniffling hard. “I understand that you’re trying to prove yourself through your presence.” I took a breath, messing up Maurice’s hair with my fingers that were forever tangled in it. “You can always go home if needed.” “No Clara, I

Chapter 112

Clara's POVI had been pacing the living room for over ten minutes, dialing Lydia's number on repeat. It kept ringing and I was getting no response. At the end of each ring, my anxiety grew.I huffed in frustration, running my fingers through my hair. Where could she possibly be? I kept asking myself.I was just about to head up the stairs to check her room again, hoping she might have left some clues behind. But the sound of the front door opening stopped me in my tracks.I rushed to the hallway to see who it was.There she was.Lydia walked in slowly dressed in running clothes and sneakers. She was panting heavily, sweats clung to her skin.“Lydia! Where were you? I've been trying to reach you.” I said, my voice a mix of slight annoyance and relief.She frowned clearly in confusion about my reaction.“I went on a run.” She said breathlessly. “I didn't think it would be a problem.I left my phone behind.”I closed my eyes, placing my hands over my forehead.“Just… next time, tell me

Chapter 113

Clara’s POV The cab drove into Damon’s duplex after a fifty minutes ride that felt like eternity due to traffic. I sat back in the car longer than normal, staring outside the surrounding that hold both painful and lovely memories. The porch light was on. Warm, yellow and bright as always. Six years. That’s how long it had been silence I left here with nothing but a broken heart and a thousand dollars. I sniffled, holding back the tear that threatened to spill. Today, I was back—“Ma’am.” The driver’s words snapped me out of memory lane. “Mr Adams would be waiting for you.” He muttered quietly, ignoring my gaze. “It’s fine.” I forced a smile, as I reached for the door handle. The evening air was chill and soothing on my skin; offering some sort of calms to my troubled mind. “Clara!” His voice called from ahead. He shut the door and headed towards me.I blinked, forcing my face into something neutral as he got to me. “Hey.”“I was starting to think you changed your mi

Chapter 114

Maya’s POV I stood at the window of my room. My palm flat against the cold glass, watching nothing in particular. The cold helped. It gave me something to focus on besides the fact that I could still fell Damon’s lips against mine. First, I danced with him and then let him kiss me. The funny was, I didn’t want it to stop. “What’s wrong with me?” I cursed under my breath. Damon destroyed me. He left me to suffer and choose Camilla. I closed my eyes as the memories rushed in again, fresh like it was yesterday. I walked into my sister and husband tangled in each other’s arm. “Ma’am?” I startled and spun around like I’d been caught doing something illegal. Anita. She stood few steps away from me, her arms crossed together, relaxed like she had been there for a while. “Anita…. I didn’t hear you come in.”She stepped closer, letting her arms fall to her sides. “I’ve been watching you for five minutes.” Her gaze snapped to the door for a second. “You left the door open…. I

Chapter 115

Clara’s POVSun light filtered through the curtains like it had no idea what it was walking into.That was honestly relatable.For a few seconds, I didn’t understand why I felt warm. Comfortable. Almost safe.Then I turned my head.Damon.He was sleeping just next to me. My stomach dropped instantly.“No. No, no, no.” I whispered under my breath as I sat up. His arm was heavy across my waist, like my body had silently signed a contract I did not remember agreeing to. He looked peaceful. Of course he did. Men always looked peaceful right after ruining your life.I pulled up the bedsheet to cover my naked body as I slid out of bed. The floor was cold under my feet. Just what I needed to keep me sane. I walked across the room to the window and stood there with my back to him, staring out at the city like it could offer me a version of myself I could live with.It didn’t.Instead, my mind offered me the truth I didn’t ask for— I wanted his length inside me. And worse, I still did

Chapter 116

Clara’s POV“What did you do, Clara?”Four words. Each one landed like a slap I deserved.My mouth opened. Closed and opened again like a fish that forgot how water worked.“I—” I started, then stopped. The truth was sitting on my tongue. Ready to ruin everything. I couldn’t let it slip off. “I didn’t mean it like that,” I said instead, my voice a bit too steady for a lie I was about to say. “I just meant I messed up by not being there for you. By missing your appointment. By letting things get this complicated between us.”He didn’t respond immediately. I held my breath like it might buy me something. Forgiveness, maybe. Or just time.“Clara,” he said slowly, and I braced myself. “Don’t go too hard on yourself. I was also wrong on my path.”I let out a sigh of relief. That was a close catch .“My aunt isn’t traveling anymore,” he continued. “She’s staying, so we can go back to the original two months for the wedding.”Two months.Funny how a sentence about timelines could feel

Chapter 117

Clara’s POVFor a second, neither of us said anything.Camilla’s eyes dropped to the counter, like the forty-seven hundred dollars suddenly needed her full attention more than us.“Clara,” she said quietly, almost reluctant to let my name out of her mouth. “It’s… been a while.”Aunt Evelyn’s gaze flicked between us, sharp as ever. “You two know each other?”I opened my mouth to explain the way you would explain things you never wanted to speak about - but Camilla beat me to it.“She’s my sister.”I actually blinked.Sister. She’d never once called me that. Not while we were teenagers. Not even when she was threatening to ruin my life. And now, of all moments, with a name tag crooked on her chest and a register between us, she decides we’re family.I didn’t say anything. Honestly, I was too busy recovering from the stuffs going on in my head.Aunt Evelyn’s expression was unreadable. “You two don’t look much alike,”she said, eyes moving between us. I forced a smile. “We get tha

Chapter 118

Six weeks laterClara’s POVThe only thing that seemed to be progressing was time. Six weeks slipped by before I even noticed.My wedding was a week away.All I had to do now was keep pretending I wanted it, and walk straight into it anyway.Lydia sat beside me in the car, one hand resting on her tummy. You could tell she couldn’t wait to meet the tiny life growing inside her. I too couldn’t wait. “I still can’t believe it,” she said. “Seven weeks already.”“Time flies,” I said, eyes on the road. Deep down, I wished it could go a little faster. Maybe I’d wake up tomorrow, and it would already be five months.Her head snapped toward me. “And you! Just one week left.” She practically bounced in her seat. “One week until you’re Mrs. Grayson.”I’d never seen her smile so big. It was even surprising that I wasn’t even half excited as her. I kept my eyes forward and my smile glued on — the smile I’d perfected over six weeks of lying.I said nothing. Honestly, I had nothing to say.

Chapter 119

Clara’s POV A nurse walked up to me, a small smile tugging at the corner of her lips.“You fainted, Mrs. Grayson.”Soon-to-be, but I wasn’t about to correct her while having no clue what happened.“You’re in the hospital. You’ve been unconscious for about thirty minutes.”I tried to sit up.She pushed me back down with the gentle firmness of someone who’d done this exact move a thousand times.“Easy. You need to rest. I’ll get the doctor.”I stared at the ceiling the moment the door clicked shut.My mind was blank. I couldn’t afford to let it wander anywhere I couldn’t control.The doctor walked in a few minutes later, clipboard in hand, wearing the kind of expression that told you something good was coming.“Mrs. Grayson. How are you feeling?”I sucked in a deep breath.“Weak….”She closed the space between us, placed her stethoscope on my chest, and put the two ends into her ears.Her expression was unreadable.“You fainted due to low blood sugar and dehydration.”There was a momen

Chapter 120

Clara’s POVI arrived early to the cafe.Damon and I had arranged to meet at 8:00 pm, but I was there by 7:20 pm. Maybe, i was just too nervous to wait a bit longer before coming. And even as I watched people go in and out of the cafe, my hands were fidgeting nervously under the table.It was a hard fight.Myself against tension.While I was trying to remain calm, it was doing everything it could to make me go crazy.Occasionally, I would lift my gaze towards the large clock on the wall which was hanging askew in front of the cafe.8:05 PM.Damon was arriving soon.And right after a few minutes, the door opened.Damon walked in, looking a bit over dressed for a meet up at a cafe. Bro arrived in tuxedo, looking sharp and composed as always. His eyes scanned the room until they met mine, and I could see a smile forming on his lips.He walked over to where I was seated.“Hi.”I stood from my chair.“Hi.”I extended my hand for a handshake.He didn’t take it. He rather closed in and

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