Chapter 166

Her heart ached with a deep, unshakable sorrow.

But she had learned her lesson. Her own love life had been turbulent, just like her mother's. Yet, unlike Laura, Sarah had managed to walk away before it was too late.

She wouldn't let history repeat itself.

She spent the next hour sitting with her mother, speaking to her even though Laura did not respond. When it was time to leave, Sarah felt like she was carrying a stone in her chest.

After leaving the Jaria Sanitarium, neither of them was in the mood to go home and cook, so they decided to find a restaurant to eat at.

The moment they stepped inside, the warm scent of freshly baked bread and spices filled the air, momentarily easing some of the tension in her shoulders.

But that relief was short-lived.

Because across the dining hall, she spotted them.

Linda.

Jenna.

And Clark.

They were seated at a private table, laughing as if they had no worries in the world.

Jenna was the first to notice them. Her expression twisted into a smirk, and she clung to Clark's arm, making a show of whispering something in his ear.

Clark stiffened slightly but nodded politely in acknowledgment of Sarah's grandmother.

Linda, on the other hand, didn't even spare them a glance. She sat with her back straight, her expression indifferent.

if

jaw tightened, but she said nothing. She

a table. The young man nodded and gestured

uneasy. "I'm terribly sorry, but we're fully booked at

Sarah's eyes narrowed slightly.

Fully booked?

was unlikely. She had been here before, and this restaurant rarely ran out of

much to figure

Linda's doing. Of course.

calmly, her

nodded quickly, avoiding her

was about to turn and leave,

"Sarah?"

around and found herself looking at

eyes that missed nothing. He was dressed in a crisp suit, clearly here on business, but his

him with a polite

nervous host, his sharp instincts picking

on here?" he asked, his tone even

the host swallowed hard and stammered, "W-We're at full

an eyebrow. "Is

trickled down

stretched between them, heavy and

the scene unfold, a quiet amusement creeping

pressure. "I-I'll check again!

shifted his stance, the atmosphere in the

been indifferent moments ago, suddenly scrambled in a

with one another, their eyes darting between Cody and the waiting

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