Chapter 192

Clara’s face was unreadable. “So, Mr. Blackwood, are you finally off to see the one you really care about?” She didn’t leave him anything more to say. Ethan stood there, speechless, completely shut down by her sharp words. In the end, he could only stand there and watch her walk away. Clara didn’t so much as glance at him again and quietly returned to her room without a word. Ethan didn’t follow. From the floor-to-ceiling windows, Clara watched his car pull out and drive off into the distance. So, he really left, huh? Good. This is how it should’ve been from the start. She didn’t look away until the car disappeared completely. Clara’s teeth pressed into her bottom lip. She took a deep breath and looked down at her phone. Still showing a signal. But every attempt to make a call failed. She couldn’t reach anyone at all. She was worried about Linda, worried about Nathaniel. And stuck in this place, with no end in sight — just walls and silence. After a long while, Clara curled up on the c