Chapter 278

No one could say exactly when it started, but at some point, he had stopped calling her Ms. Linwood. Now, every time they spoke, he seemed to insist on drawing her close, making sure they faced each other directly.

"Mr. Foster, is there something you need?" Claire's voice was soft, with a faint tremble.

Sean's reply was deep and even, almost casual. "Brian's parents are here. They've brought Irene."

His tone made it sound like the most ordinary news, but Claire instantly felt a tension settle over the room, heavy and unyielding.

Her pupils constricted in shock.

The moment she had waited and hoped for-endured five years for-had finally arrived.

Though Jeffry had already uncovered the truth, Irene's presence meant

everything to Claire. Irene was the only one who could truly clear her name. Only Irene's testimony could finally, completely, lift the injustice that had haunted Claire for five long years.

Letting Sean's guiding hand lead her, Claire sat down beside him.

slightly, giving a quiet instruction to Grace. "Grace, open the door. Let them

been waiting for what felt

Irene had told them the truth about that night, the color had drained from their faces. Guilt and regret weighed so heavily on them that

breakfast-this couple had stood outside Foster Manor, letting the chilly rain soak them

with umbrellas. It was as if, by standing there exposed to the elements, they were

their clothes to their bodies, their hair limp and lifeless against skin that had gone pale as paper. They looked utterly wretched, every bit as broken as

the figures

as if the sound itself was

like they'd turned to lead. It was all

so sure of themselves, so eager to confront Claire, to shame her. And now, in the space

had become the start of Claire's nightmare, sending her to prison for a crime she didn't commit and leaving her

glanced at her parents, their faces ashen with

on. We have to face this. We owe it to Claire-there's

forward, she led the way into the house, her parents trailing behind her like

saw Claire sitting on the living room sofa, it was as if all the strength left their bodies. Their knees buckled, and with a dull thud, Jarrod and Karin

voice was hoarse and shaking, thick with

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