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.

as if they didn't

nothing. She wasn't here

to the host and gave their name for a table. The young man nodded and gestured for them to

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

Sarah's eyes narrowed slightly.

Fully booked?

before, and

much to figure out what had

Linda's doing. Of course.

so?" she said calmly, her voice betraying no

nodded quickly,

she was about to turn and

"Sarah?"

and found herself

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

him with

to the nervous host, his

on here?" he asked, his

Sarah could answer, the host swallowed hard

raised an eyebrow.

of sweat trickled

them,

still, watching the scene unfold, a

host caved under the pressure. "I-I'll check again! There might

moment Cody shifted his stance, the atmosphere in the

moments ago, suddenly scrambled in a flurry

conferred with one another, their

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