Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Clare's face was filled with sadness as she watched Emma walk away, nodding slowly in acceptance. "I understand. Don't worry, I won't reach out to you again."

Seeing her acceptance, Dustin frowned slightly, as if struck by a thought, and left her with a warning.

"If you message Emma again, I won't be so nice."

"You're cruel, truly heartless."

Clare cried behind him, but Dustin didn't even glance back and just walked away.

Meanwhile, Emma found herself at the scene of Peyton's accident, where traffic was still bustling. She wandered along the road in a daze for a while before spotting a blood-stained phone in the bushes by the roadside. Her eyes widened slightly, and she stood there frozen, hesitant to touch it.

She knew it had to be her mother's blood.

Her fingers trembled as she crouched down, wanting to pick up the phone but finding herself unable to, just staring blankly at it.

If her mother had come here because of messages on this phone, then in a way, she was responsible.

She should have deleted those taunting messages right away. Why did she let her mother see them?

Emma squatted there, staring at the bushes and weeping.

Soon, Clare approached from behind.

Having seen Dustin drive away, she thought she'd try her luck here to see if Emma would show up.

And indeed, Emma was here.

Standing behind her, Clare paused briefly before introducing herself.

and followed him here. I recently lost a baby and was in a bad

it out on you. I'm sorry,

tone was

up the phone by then, a faint, wry smile tugging

talk to

to leave, but Clare

with Dustin won't make you happy. You saw it, he

began to loathe herself for feeling hurt by

wanted to work hard to give them both a

she longed to return to the

seen the world outside, it wasn't as wonderful as

escape that small village, now she yearned to return, to be the frog in

a slight

just those few words should

got into her car, she headed straight back to her

rent money to Aubree, asking her to settle the

was off and asked why she was

to leave

a bit, then sent Dustin a

the

surprised by the message but quickly replied,

el.f

nannies instructions on the kids' care, kissed Jaime and Heather on the cheeks, and then put on the same outfit she

in the afternoon and

village at that hour, she had

car broke down