Chapter 212

The night before, Ryan had thought that Nina was just jealous. Hence, she decided to slander Clara. But now, he was sure that Clara was an orphan—a young girl with no family background. Could someone like her afford to attend such an expensive school and develop that kind of grace? The answer was no unless someone was helping her. But who would help a complete stranger for free nowadays, paying for her education and expecting nothing in return? It was simply impossible. The man who had visited the school yesterday, was he really... Clara's... Ryan's face twisted in disgust. He stared at the photo in Clara's file, letting out a bitter laugh. "Still pretending to be innocent, huh? You're just a used-up piece of trash, probably being kept by that man before you even turned legal!" At that moment, a surge of malice rose within him. Especially when he thought back to how he had tried to strike up a conversation with Clara not long ago, only to be flatly rejected. She even deliberat