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.

her darkest moment, she saw him. Her eyes 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 a searing

but he got stabbed in the thigh. Clara, watching his blood seep

concem.

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

all she

her deeply but also caused

relationship a fling of passion, not

want her anymore, tossing a check at her, telling her

spoken, lan felt as if he was being torn

the sky, a drizzle began to fall, with the icy

standing there like a statue at the building’s entrance, soaked through. His clothes clung to his strong, upright frame. He stood there in the pouring rain, his gaze

before taking

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