Chapter 99

Clara's palms were slick with sweat from nerves. She feld like she might not make

it to see the sunrise tomorrow. Every second felt like an eternity, dragging on painfully until a voice broke through the silence from outside.

"Clara! Clara, are you okay?"

It was Simon. Clara had never found Simon's voice more reassuring. She and Dylan hadn't spoken or made a sound for the past twenty minutes, and the silence had become overwhelmingly awkward.

"I'm fine. When can we get out?" Clara quickly replied, eager for some relief.

Simon had been trying to catch up with Clara and Dylan. He never expected the elevator they'd taken to break down. He was really starting to believe Clara might have amnesia, because why else would she be willingly near Dylan? Clara had always avoided Dylan like the plague.

Two years back, it was Simon who had talked Clara into approaching Dylan, which had led to Dylan's leg injury.

Simon was now frantic, shouting into the elevator. "Uncle Dylan, Clara had a car accident and doesn't remember much. Please cut her some slack—she's always been a bit impulsive."

now she wished he'd just zip it. Yet, Simon

a line with Dylan. No one else in the entire

knocked on the elevator door again. "Clara, you hear me? Don't do anything reckless in

breath, Clara's earlier excitement vanished.

ramped up Simon's anxiety, and he turned to yell at the rescue workers. "Hurry up! What are

Dylan. Dylan's fingers drummed lightly on his wheelchair's armrest, each tap echoing in Clara's mind like

the manager of Moonlight, who was nervously dabbing his forehead upon seeing Dylan. "Mr.

to escort Dylan home, so she couldn't just bolt. Hesitantly, she moved behind his

was unharmed. "You used to avoid Uncle Dylan like anything, but today

pushed him away. "No, Simon. Quinn's pregnant now, so just focus on

Clara's eyes. If she knew about Quinn's pregnancy, why wasn't she even a bit

flooded back. They'd grown up together and were like

she continued pushing Dylan's wheelchair, the Moonlight manager hurried over, visibly shaken. "Ms. Clara, let me

the elevator awkwardness. She stepped aside, instructing the manager. "Aiden's

wiped his

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