Chapter 2713

After a short silence, Lessie began to speak again. "You mean it this time, right? You won't go back on your word again like you did the last time?" Clara knew what Lessie meant. She had broken the promise she made with Lessie at the hospital despite promising to have a clean break with Wilson. Later, she met Wilson in Latveria again for Summer's sake and hoped that Wilson would drop the charges against Joyce. "I won't," Clara promised. Lessie studied Clara intently. "I'll trust you one last time. I hope you won't let me down this time." Clara said nothing. She looked up at the stairs, waiting for Wilson to appear again. She wanted to catch every last glimpse of him before leaving his life completely. She wanted the image of him imprinted on her brain. Finally, his figure came into her sight. She observed the graceful way he moved down the stairs, how elegant he was in a black suit, despite being much thinner than he was. His neatly combed hair and his handsome but stern face loo