Chapter 123

Claire heard Brian's roar, and her body trembled slightly, but she quickly steadied herself.

Irene had woken up, and soon she would be exonerated from the murder charge. Now, it wasn't Claire who should be afraid.

It was Vanessa.

And Ethan, Vincent, Brian-all those who had wronged her.

She was intensely curious about the expressions they would have once the truth was revealed.

Claire straightened her back, feeling more confident than ever before.

A faint, cold smile played on her lips as she looked at him mockingly.

When Brian met her calm gaze, his heart skipped a beat.

In that moment, he realized Claire had changed.

Her entire demeanor had undergone a radical transformation, inside and out.

the past, Claire would tremble like a mouse before a cat

eyes but also looked at him with a mocking

holding the

equally emaciated, their complexions sallow, and even the

fleeting moment, Brian felt an uncanny sense of empathy between Claire

spread through him; he dared not ponder why he was afraid or what he was

would fall into an abyss from which there was no

Claire, suppressing a flood of emotions,

into

on Irene, except for Claire, whose piercing

was visibly terrified, like a startled bird, her body trembling

screamed internally: Why wasn't Irene strangled to

but also because Irene had overheard every word she and Nathan had spoken years ago.

Irene down the stairs, determined to

Vanessa planned to escape, inform her

taunting voice echoed like a ghost, "Miss Vanessa, leaving so soon?

looking at Claire in

words shifted everyone's focus

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