Chapter 141

Inside the car.

Liam was quietly driving when his boss suddenly spoke.

"Did you tell Grandma?"

Sean's voice was calm and gave no hint of his mood.

Liam glanced at him through the rearview mirror, noting Sean's expression was perfectly neutral, as if he was merely making casual conversation.

His boss's thoughts were always so hard to read.

Liam could only chuckle nervously, "Boss, I just wanted to reassure the old lady."

Sean replied coldly, "You talk too much."

Liam laughed it off, "Boss, how is that talking too much? I'm only looking out for you."

After saying this, he glanced at Claire in the mirror again. She and his boss made quite the handsome pair, though she was a bit too petite and frail.

"Boss, you don't like her?"

Sean's sharp gaze cut across, silencing Liam immediately. He focused on driving. Claire's breathing had steadied, though she occasionally let out a soft sob.

reached out

Claire seemed oblivious, mumbling a few indistinct words in her

unsure if her emotions

way, he had the urge to smoke. He instinctively reached

the fragile Claire beside him, he put the cigarette back and turned his gaze out the

of Cresthaven sped past, like countless twinkling stars streaming

everything about

"Understood."

...

and Brian searched for Claire all night, but she was nowhere to be

sight of the unoccupied

was flushed with pain

a raging beast, he advanced on Ethan step by step, landing a heavy

all your fault. If your family, the Linwoods, had treated her like one of your own, Claire wouldn't have been driven to despair. She wouldn't have left alone in the middle of the night.

had nearly jumped off a building yesterday, and he dreaded to think what rash actions she might take after

few steps, blood immediately

turned red with anger, and he swung back, hitting Brian squarely on the face. "Do you think you're any better? Yes, we Linwoods didn't treat Claire well, but she lived safely with us for three years. And what about you? You're the one

though it was

planned to be a good brother and make amends. But why did she

she have to be so stubborn? She was such a delicate girl; why couldn't she be as gentle as Vanessa? Ethan's eyes reddened with

on his forehead,

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