Chapter 18

No matter how many times Clarence smashed the glass and hurt himself, Laura never once looked back. The scene didn't last long. Military personnel quickly arrived and restrained him. Even as they held his arms and escorted him away, his eyes never left her. It felt like his heart had been sliced apart when he saw her gaze at him as if he were nothing more than a stranger. And when she turned to leave without any hesitation, he could almost hear the sound of his own heart shattering. Four years ago, he would never have believed that one day, he would throw away all his dignity for someone other than Michelle. He wanted to call out Laura's name. He knew she could hear him, but he didn't to dare do it. As the heir of the Lovell family, generations of pride had been deeply instilled in his bones. They would never allow him to humiliate himself like this. The guards "politely" escorted him out of the research facility. His hands were red and swollen, and the bones of his knuckles we