Chapter 293

Clara was clearly dodging, but Natalie just nodded without calling her out. Still, the way Natalie looked at her showed she wasn’t buying it. "Why are you staring at me like that?" Clara shifted uncomfortably and cleared her throat. "I'm fine. You and my brother really don't need to worry." Natalie nodded again, like she accepted it, but her gaze only got more intense. "If you're really fine, then why have you been popping pills so often lately?" Natalie didn’t beat around the bush—her eyes were locked onto Clara's. Clara froze, looking like a kid caught sneaking out past curfew. She said nothing, just stared back at Natalie, not knowing how to explain. Natalie’s voice turned serious. "You know exactly what that medicine is for. If you keep going like this, you're just going to hurt yourself. This isn't okay. You need to take control of yourself." She made her point crystal clear—what was at stake, what the consequences were. Clara knew it all, but still, looking at Natalie, her eyes w