Chapter 299

Clara could tell something was off with him; he seemed unusually fixated. And who was this "brother" he kept mentioning?

"I'm not messing with you," she said, reaching for his hand and pulling him to sit beside her on the bed. "I don't hate you. Don't overthink it."

"What about the shell?" he asked again, hung up on every little promise she'd made.

Clara suddenly wondered if she'd gone too far. "I forgot. I'll make it up to you next time."

He stayed silent, his lips trembling slightly. "Clara, you're just playing with me."

Clara felt a bit of frustration bubbling up. She wasn't one to sugarcoat things. The room felt charged with tension, and she decided to face it head-on. "If you think I'm playing with you, then maybe we should break up."

words left her mouth, she could feel the air change-like a storm was brewing, but

The metallic taste of blood spread in their mouths. She winced, trying to push him away, but he bit down on her

"Z," she called out, and

this, Clara. You'll regret it," he said, his voice

together, feeling the sting. He hadn't held back at all. She reached out, trying to hold

stop him. Clara touched her sore lip, thinking for a moment before speaking. "Forget it. I'm tired too, Z. Maybe you're right-you just happened

someone."

front door slam shut with a loud bang. She took a deep breath and lay back down, but after two days of avoiding everything,

got up, washed up, and looked out at the darkening sky, when her phone

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