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, but she had run into a dead end.

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

blood seep out, couldn’t stop her tears. Strangely, in her eyes, he

concem.

deep in the alley, the memories stabbed at

years, Clara loved him with all she had,

hurt her deeply but also caused the death

passion, not

anymore, tossing a check

spoken, lan felt as if he was being torn apart

the sky, a drizzle began to fall, with the

soaked through. His clothes clung to his strong, upright

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

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