Chapter 242

"My sister doesn't want to see you. It's over between you two, got it? There's no more chance, so quit thinking she'll forgive you if you keep pestering her like before. This time it's different—it's about principle. She can't forgive you for this. You already got a second chance. A third one? Not happening." Jeffery Reid stood there, ashamed and speechless. "Clara, the one I love is Emily. What happened with Anna—it was a mistake," he tried to explain. "A mistake? And yet it still happened, didn’t it? You’re a grown man, Jeffery. Take some damn responsibility. There's a kid involved now. Who do you think you are, begging my sister for forgiveness?" He looked utterly defeated. At the end of it all, he turned and left. A bitter smile tugged at his lips—he did this to himself. He knew he wasn’t good enough for Emily anymore. "Clara, I get it. Just... tell your sister I’m sorry. I failed her." With those words, he quietly walked off. Back at the Howard house, the noise of arguing filled t