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

she still chose to love

is gone, I've learned so many things-like how to make the soups and

just wanted her to grovel

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

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

looked down on her job and didn't like her having friends. I even

the rescue helicopter arrived, she didn't ask me for help. When they said they could only take one person, I saw the brief hope in

cruelly turned her down. After all, Vanessa had a heart

was scared but Vanessa assured me she was just playing

suppressed my

distance between Claire and me was only

I went crazy trying to find any trace of her, but

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

once said

boundaries Seeing Vanessa now

to Vanessa just to spite Claire

a home with me.

crushed her dream.

must have been so disappointed in me back

that she's gone, no amount of regret

doing

of honor, I saw her picture-turns out, she had been shining brightly all along, just where