Chapter 164

lan watched as Grandma Rose dialed his father, but he didn’t concern himself with what she said. He just left, dragging his weary body into the enveloping night.

The darkness grew denser, a blanket of serenity over the land. Only the dim streetlights peppered along the sidewalks, sketching out a lonely, forlorn scene.

He didn’t take his car, just walked alone under the pitch dark sky. The night air was cool, slipping down his collar and chilling his chest with a surprisingly icy touch

Without realizing, he found himself in the alley where he first encountered Clara. The alley was derelict, the walls around him flaking and

dusty.

A few stray cats, startled by his presence, scurried into a comer, their round eyes fixed on him, meowing plaintively, just like Clara back

then

thugs, desperately trying to escape,

moist with tears, and her face etched with fear. Her voice quivered as she pleaded for his help, “Save me” The sound was so

her, but he got stabbed in the thigh. Clara, watching his blood seep out, couldn’t stop her tears. Strangely, in her eyes, he

concem.

memories stabbed at lan’s heart, making each breath feel like

three years, Clara loved him with all she had,

but also

passion, not

her anymore, tossing a check at her, telling

was being torn apart from the inside. He wished he could

to fall, with the

building’s entrance, soaked through. His clothes clung to his strong,

his gaze for a few seconds before taking an umbrella and stepping into her

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