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

trying to escape, but she had

face etched with fear. Her voice quivered

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

concem.

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

years, Clara loved him with all she had, but what about

not only hurt her deeply but also caused the

fling of passion, not of the heart. He

anymore, tossing a check at her, telling her to vanish

felt as if he was being torn apart from the inside. He wished

the

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

a few seconds before taking an umbrella and stepping into her

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