Chapter 11

Claire felt a surge of anger rise from the pit of her stomach. She pushed herself

up from the ground, but the pain in her leg made her stagger. She gritted her teeth and glared fiercely at Ethan.

"Mr. Ethan, you certainly have a talent for speaking without thinking!" she snapped. "It was Vanessa who ran into me, yet you blame me without knowing the facts. What is it? Does blaming me come so easily that it costs you nothing?"

"You-" Ethan began, but Claire cut him off.

"There are dozens of witnesses here," she said, gesturing around the room. "So tell me, is it me who's blind, or is it you, Mr. Ethan?"

people from prominent families, and even though they looked down on Claire for her past, their upbringing wouldn't

remain silent. "Mr. Ethan, it

taking the lead,

that Claire had intentionally disrupted Vanessa's birthday party to embarrass the Linwood family in front of Cresthaven's elite. He

bump into you, it was an accident.

almost losing her grip on sanity. Step aside? She could barely walk without a limp, let

her limp ever since she was released from

fall but ignored that Claire had been knocked over

had no reason to protect their reputation. In front of everyone, she rolled up her

angry red of her wounds stark against her pale skin. Her palm wasn't spared either; blood oozed from the abrasions, trickling down her fingers and dripping

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