Chapter 16

Ezra was speechless. Loved Clara? That was impossible. Their relationship was mutually beneficial. Besides, she had saved his mother back then, so he gave her everything she wanted. They owed each other nothing. It was a perfectly fair deal. Adrian studied the shifting emotions on Ezra's face. His mocking expression intensified. "It seems you are still living in the daydream you've crafted," stated Adrian. With that, he turned and returned to his desk. He clicked on his mouse and spun his monitor to face Ezra. "Ezra, my dear, I've had someone dig up a few things." On the screen, the grainy footage of a surveillance video began to play. It showed a busy road, and it was dated ten years ago. A black sedan lost control, slamming into the roadside guardrail. The door was warped, and in the back seat, a middle-aged woman's head was drenched in blood. It was his mother. In the video, the surroundings were chaotic. It was at this moment that a slim figure dressed in the uniform of