Crawling Back To Her Series Redemption and Refuse

Book9 Chapter7

Ethan's Perspective Claire disappeared, and I couldn't find her anywhere.

Her house was put up for sale, and I bought it, but the agent handling the sale said it was all done by proxy, and no one knew where Claire had gone.

I went to her hospital, but they said she no longer worked there.

She left so suddenly, without warning, disappearing without a trace.

But I knew better. She didn't leave alone- her mentor went missing too.

I had always disliked her mentor because he constantly encouraged Claire to focus on her career and embrace her true self.

But Claire was a gentle, elegant woman, perfect for being a wife and mother. How could she be out there in the world, exposing herself to danger?

And what if she developed feelings for her mentor after spending so much time with him?

I couldn't bear the thought of her being with another man, so I made sure she stayed at home, close to me.

Vanessa found out about my fears and assured me she could keep Claire by my side as long as I followed her lead.

From then on, I allowed Vanessa to mock Claire, letting her get away with it.

But now, I regret it - every night without Claire feels like a knife twisting in my heart.

Vanessa and myself to bully her

everything, she still chose to

learned so many things-like how to make the soups and dishes she loved. Truth be told, she was

to please me, I just wanted her to grovel

a clinging vine, so of course, she had to tolerate my

that-I wanted to take care of her, so she had

didn't like her

see her pale face. But when the rescue helicopter arrived, she didn't ask me for help. When they said they could

down. After all, Vanessa had a heart condition- I kept

I was scared but Vanessa assured me she was just playing hard to get. After all, no one

suppressed my unease and

distance between Claire and

disappeared, and I went crazy trying to find any trace of her, but there was

to take care of me, saying she could replace Claire, but I pushed

said

boundaries Seeing Vanessa now

I had given it to Vanessa just to spite Claire

with

crushed her dream.

must have been so

amount of regret can

work, even doing charity work, trying to connect with the

out, she had been shining brightly all along,