Chapter 100

Chapter 100

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Their eyes locked for a second. Thalassa was the first to look away. Suddenly realizing that he was still holding her hand, she gently shifted it, prompting him to finally let go.

Clark cleared his throat. “I’m sorry for keeping you later than expected with this hospital trip. I’ll take you home immediately after this. As for the report, don’t worry about it. I’ll personally take care of it. But before that, I really need to know, Lassa, who do you suspect sent that man to attack you?”

Thalassa’s expression darkened. “I’d rather not talk about.”

Clark let out a long sigh. “You never want to talk about anything I ask about. You never even told me what happened between you and Kris to make you two get divorced.”

Clicking her tongue, she grew annoyed with his insistence and sneered, “Do you mean to tell me that you never bothered to look it up, even after I told you it was all over the news?”

“No,” Clark shook his head. “I never looked it up because I was hoping that one day you would trust me enough to tell me about it. I wanted to hear it from you personally, not some article.”

The gentle need for understanding in his eyes cracked Thalassa’s resolve. “Okay. I’ll tell you.”

So she did.

“My marriage to Kris wasn’t a happy one.”

She narrated how he did his best to make her unhappy because he believed the lies of his mother and Karen; how his mother set her up for a crime she didn’t commit, which finally caused their divorce; how she was attacked after leaving the house and lost her child in the process; and how sure she was that it was his mother who sent someone to attack her. 1

done, Clark’s mouth had dropped open in shock. “Oh God. You went through all that? And Kris? Does he

mother is nothing but an angel

with evidence?” he asked.

any concrete evidence against her,” Thalassa admitted. “She always made sure to leave no traces that would lead back to

I understand Kris. It’s his mom, after all. I know my parents are dead, but if someone came to me accusing my mom of such vile things without

you going

is an idiot for believing those lies about

struck him then. “Does that mean you think it’s linda Miller

slowly. “I’m sure of

and disbelief flashed through Clark’s eyes. “Oh God, can’t believe that woman is so

Thalassa said, her voice frigid. “But one way or another, she’s not going to get away

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Chapter 100

with everything, Clark.”

her to tense up as he spoke.

forced a smile for his sake. “Thank

her hand. This time, when she shifted her hand to give him the signal

his light brown eyes staring into hers.

swallowed. “Understand what?”

you changed so much. You were so full of life before, so happy, but they took your smile away. Even now when you smile, it doesn’t feel the

and end that line of conversation.

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