Chapter 238

After all, what happened back then had been brutal for Clara too. Ethan didn’t interrupt Arthur at all—just sat there listening, quiet as ever. “Ethan, come on, think straight. You can’t possibly not know why Clara came back,” Arthur said, trying hard to talk some sense into him. Still nothing from Ethan. But his gaze never left Clara—not even for a second. She didn’t respond to it, just kept her head down, fiddling with her phone like she didn’t even notice. Arthur kept talking even though it became clear that Ethan wasn’t going to answer. And it didn’t take long for Arthur to realize—his words were going in one ear and out the other. Trying to make sense of Ethan and Clara was impossible. Their ties were messy, twisted… like some kind of unshakable curse. Eventually, Arthur let out a silent sigh. “Grandpa, that’s enough. I know what I’m doing,” Ethan said flatly. He didn’t even wait for a reply—just hung up without warning. Then, like nothing had happened, he put his phone away and k