Rebirth Into My Second Chance

Claire instinctively hid her hands behind her back, drawing a flicker of sympathy from Claude, who turned to me with a stern look. "Don't let it happen again." What did he mean by that? I couldn't figure it out.

But as I held the milk, my grip loosened, and it spilled over my hands.

"Ouch, I'm such a klutz."

Kate rushed to grab some napkins to clean me up, but I grabbed a disinfectant wipe instead and quickly dried my hands, tucking them behind my back.

I mumbled, looking down, "It wasn't on purpose. Hearing that Kate got scalded by the milk made me feel so guilty I just couldn't hold it steady."

Kate tried to check my hands for burns, but I pulled away.

I wondered if she felt guilty, knowing well that this temperature couldn't possibly cause a burn.

Probably the only one fooled was Claude.

"If it's a burn, we should head to the hospital," Claude mentioned, his gaze unreadable.

I shook my head. "It's nothing, really."

Compared to the time I was engulfed in a wildfire, this was nothing. Back then, every inch of my skin was seared, and Claude was nowhere to be found, too busy being lovey-dovey with Kate to care about my wellbeing. "You're always so stubborn."

"There's an auction tomorrow. Claude wants to bid on a stone for my engagement ring. I thought, Claire, since you have such great taste, you could

thought I had good taste. Yet, I thought my judgment was the worst. Otherwise, why would I have fallen

thought made me clench the fabric of my dress,

could feel Claude's gaze on

to go, just say

go along with Claude's suggestion. Instead, I felt a surge of

trinkets for my wedding gifts if I

swnovel

aback by my words, her expression changing slightly,

not even graduated yet," Claude

spend on jewelry

reason, Claude sighed softly, "If you want to go,

married, I'll add to your wedding funds myself. Pick out whatever you like tomorrow night, okay? Stop

I agreed, smiling.

she didn't betray me,

Claude, he was

him, "Mr. Hart, your guest is in the

to leave, glancing back at me as if to warn me

leave too. Kate didn't stop