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.

him here. I recently lost a baby

hospital, losing our baby, just made me so resentful, and I took it out on you. I'm sorry,

was

then,

talk to Clare,

stood up, intending to leave, but Clare

happy. You saw it, he can't let go of

pain, and she began to loathe herself for feeling

was gone, and she'd only wanted to work hard to give them both

now, she longed to return to

world outside, it

much as she once wanted to escape that small village, now she yearned to return, to be the frog in

watched Emma walk away, a slight

few words should

car, she headed straight back to her

to Aubree, asking her to

asked

want to leave any debts

house a bit,

see the kids

was surprised by the message but quickly

el.f

the kids' care, kissed Jaime and Heather on the cheeks, and then put on the same outfit she wore when she first arrived

the afternoon and reached the

village at that hour, she had

car broke down