Never See You Again

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Chapter 29

Sergio suddenly felt strangely uneasy at the sight of his lone hand.

After a long time, Maeve finally asked, “What are you doing here?“”

“You knew that you would get bullied if you came alone. Why did you do it anyway?”

Marve paused. “I asked you to come.

Sergio pressed his lips into a line. “It’s Clara’s birthday today. I still need to stop by.”

“Clara’s birthday?” Maeve was taken aback. “Then what are you doing here?”

Sergio always placed Clara on a pedestal above everyone else.

of disbelief. “This family gathering is important to maintaining the relationship between the Scott family

“Liar,” Maeve mumbled.

didn’t hear her clearly. “What

fell silent. She remembered how Sergio knew about the family gathering in her last life too, but he didn’t show up then even though he knew she would get pestered and jabbed by

spend Clara’s

don’t need you to remind me about that.” Sergio’s tone softened when he spoke about Clara. “She’s an orphan, so she grew up being reasonable and obedient. Once she heard about the Scott

only realized how inappropriate his words were after they left

sting with tears as she scoffed at herself

was an orphan. What about Marve?

matter what, Sergio would always have

I’m going home.” She turned around and opened her car door,

knew he had hurt her feelings, Sergio reached out and held onto Maeve’s hand. In a low voice, he said, “Clara overthinks easily. I’ve been spending her birthdays with her as a family for the past few years. If 1 stop showing up this

special emphasis on the word “family“.

“That has nothing to do with me. Go spend time with her. She’s been alone since she was a kid, so she probably misses you even more on an important day like her birthday.”

when he heard her genuinely wanting him to go meet Clara, he couldn’t help but feel

his chest.

wasn’t in the best mood. He was forced to remind