Chapter 34 They Were Meant to Be

Ever since Conrad was taken away, Claudia had been living her life in a daze. She felt as if a piece of her heart had been cut out. She was like a walking corpse for three days. Finally, she got a medical certificate from the hospital confirming her recovery from the allergy. Then, she couldn't help but sigh with relief. The first thing she wanted to do was to take the diagnosis to Ben and show it to him, but she lingered in front of the hospital. She was well aware of how much he hated her. How hostile he had been to her, and every word he had said had echoed in her mind. She kept tightening her grip on her handbag. In the evening, Ben came home for a rare visit, and Claudia made some pudding for him. She remembered that he had always liked this kind of pudding since he was very young. Claudia happily knocked on the door with the pudding in her hand. However, after knocking several times, no one responded in the study. She vaguely heard the sound of running water coming from