Chapter 77

At that moment, Clara Walton stepped into the hospital room. Linda Walton was lying there quietly, sound asleep, as if she hadn’t noticed Clara coming in. Clara didn’t try to wake her up. She just sat quietly to the side. Luckily, her baby bump wasn’t obvious yet. All she needed was a loose sweater, and with the weather getting colder, throwing on a jacket made it easy to hide. “No… no… don’t come near me…” Linda suddenly started to panic in her sleep, letting out a terrified cry like she was stuck in some nightmare. Clara quickly grabbed her hand. “Mom, it’s me. Don’t be scared, I’m here.” She was trying to calm her down. Linda startled at the sound, then slowly opened her eyes and stared at Clara. Clara gave her a soft smile. “Mom, it’s me.” “Clara…” Linda finally recognized her, but there was still doubt in her voice. She grabbed Clara’s hand tightly, but the next second she pushed it away. “No, you’re not Clara. Clara went abroad,” she said, suddenly sounding very certain. Clara st