Chapter 344

Serena... is really gone? Claire just sat there, completely stunned. She hadn't paid much attention to the news after that video of Serena driving straight into someone—just shut it all out. For her, everything back in Jadewick felt like a bad dream she'd rather forget. But real things, people she's actually met, things she's lived through... they don't just vanish when you tell yourself they weren't real. Like now—just hearing the news still made something churn inside her. She glanced over at Nelson. Maybe he sensed her looking, because mid-bite, he lifted his gaze. His dark eyes looked oddly out of place—blank and almost... naive. Claire didn't know what to say. After hesitating a moment, she finally asked, "She... Are you okay?" Only then did Nelson shift his gaze toward the TV, where the news played quietly in the background. One look, and he went right back to his food, unbothered. It was as if whatever was in that takeout box mattered more than what was being reported on nationa