Rebirth Into My Second Chance

Chapter 191

Max didn't say a word in response and just drove me back home.

As we reached my apartment building, I spotted someone at my door. My heart skipped a beat. Could it be Claude?

Sure enough, he turned around at the sound of the elevator doors opening and locked eyes with me.

"Claire..." Then his gaze shifted to Max by my side. "Uncle Max."

"Uncle Max, I can't do it. I'll give you back the shares. I want Claire..." Claude suddenly stepped forward, grabbing Max's jacket. What was he even saying? "Claire, you go inside. I need to have a word with Claude." With that, Max shrugged off Claude's grasp and stepped into the elevator that hadn't closed yet. Claude hurried after him and turned back to tell me, "Claire, wait for me."

The elevator doors closed, and I was in confusion. What shares had Max given Claude to make him marry Kate and stay away from me? What had the ever-composed Max done?

But I entered my apartment, deciding not to meddle. I was curious about what the person who had my blood test report would do next.

shower, I climbed back into bed and checked my phone. Max said he and Claude had left, telling me to rest early. Without giving it much thought, I

it captured nothing. My hands were trembling. I tried calling Richard but couldn't get

culprit has been in

said urgently, "I'm on my way. Don't hang

might have a hidden camera, so I dared not

to pour myself a glass of water to calm down but underestimated the state of my nerves. My shaking hands couldn't hold the glass, which slipped, shattering on the

the pieces but ended up

up the pieces, still scared. I got up and opened the apartment door to

the door, there was Claude,

in a fluster. "Claire, I just feel more at peace when I'm near you. I'll

my hand behind my back, not wanting Claude to see I was injured, nor did I want to show my vulnerable side. This time around, I had given up on Claude. Not like before, when I depended on him and even thought I'd die without him. How foolish I

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