Chapter 36

Claire always knew how to strike at the most vulnerable corners of his heart, leaving him in pain. It was an art she had mastered.

Without pausing, Claire walked out of the Linwood estate in no time. At the gate, she ran into Victor.

Victor had that laid-back, privileged air about him, his eyes brazenly scanning Claire from head to toe.

"Well, well, look at you. Face all bruised, limping like that. You look pathetic," he sneered.

No matter how pitiful she appeared, no one showed her any pity.

Ignoring him, Claire brushed past Victor with an icy indifference.

Victor frowned. As Ethan's friend, he was used to Claire bustling around whenever

he visited the Linwoods, offering tea and hospitality with eager enthusiasm. This stark change was unsettling.

"Hey, where are you going? I can give you a ride."

to ignore

to her, he grabbed

think of me as deaf or even mute. Whatever makes

I haven't done anything to you, why

yanked her hand

"You're insane!"

figure disappear. The thought of her

At Cresthaven General Hospital.

open the door to Irene's VIP

a far cry from

and fashionably dressed,

withering in the autumn wind. Her once vibrant muscles had atrophied, leaving her skin stretched tightly

cheeks were sunken, cheekbones pronounced, and her limbs were as

her like this, Claire couldn't help but feel a

was Irene who harbored a unilateral dislike for

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