Chapter 237

No matter how many times Nelson called or texted Claire, it was all for nothing—no reply, no acknowledgment, like tossing stones into a lake. It was obvious—she'd made up her mind to ignore him. So whatever little spark of hope he'd felt after finally getting through that one call? Yeah, it faded fast, leaving him sitting there dead inside and kind of lost. Dominic didn't bother comforting him. He just gave him a lazy eye-roll. "She didn't block me—that's not my fault, dude. Maybe the issue here is you putting Serena Thompson on a damn pedestal. What did you expect?" Nelson didn't respond. Just kept fiddling with the flight ticket in his hand, head down. Then his phone buzzed on the table, dragging his mind back for a second. He glanced at the screen, then straight up declined the call without a word. Dominic caught the caller ID out of the corner of his eye, clicked his tongue. "You're really not picking up? You know your precious Serena's stuck in a hospital bed, clinging to life? An