Chapter 111

Claire's unyielding demeanor left Vincent feeling like he was punching a cloud— his anger and accusations were effortlessly absorbed by her calm exterior, leaving him frustrated and helpless. The more he tried to express his outrage, the more it seemed to dissipate in the face of her indifference.

Vanessa, witnessing the confrontation, immediately teared up. "Vincent, are you okay?" she asked, her voice quivering with concern.

Without waiting for his response, she turned her attention to Claire, her voice escalating. "Claire, it's one thing to lash out at me, but why drag Vincent into this? He's been worried sick since he heard you were hurt, and this is how you repay his concern?"

Tears brimmed in Vanessa's eyes, her expression one of pitiful innocence, as if she were the true victim in this scenario and Claire the unreasonable aggressor.

Claire was all too familiar with Vanessa's feigned concern. The little theatrics made her stomach turn. She knew Vanessa's game-using Vincent as a pawn against her.

There was a time when being misunderstood by her childhood friend would have left Claire devastated. But now, Vincent meant nothing to her.

She raised her hand as if to strike again. Vanessa's face turned pale, and she shrank back, hiding behind Vincent, peeking out with a timid look, whispering, "Claire, you're going too far." Yet, her eyes betrayed a flicker of smug satisfaction.

belied by his suppressed fury. "If you're going to lose control, at least have some limits. No one has to put

Claire's other hand landed sharply across Vincent's face, cutting off his

stared at her, wide-eyed, trying to process what had just happened. It took him a moment to find his voice, and

slap followed, harder than the first, turning Vincent's head to the

Vincent's once fair complexion flushed and marked with red, his dignified

fearlessly,

to disdain, the fond memories of their past reduced to ashes by his repeated betrayals.

What right do you, an outsider,

Vanessa's sister in name. As her older sister, it's my prerogative to discipline her. Attorney Lewis,

quivered, his eyes filled with sorrow and the confusion of someone who had lost

"Claire, you hit

up together, sharing

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