Karl remarked quite plainly, “I can never figure out which side Hazel is on. One day, she will be supporting me, then the next day she turns around and helps you plot against me. I admit I was very annoyed with her at one point and wanted to get rid of her, but I know you’ve always been protective o
Danielle grunted faintly. She was willing to change for Karl. More than willing. The next day, Dave showed up in person with a driver to escort Hazel to the airport. After Hazel left, Danielle lay on the chair on the balcony and stared at the sky above. Karl stayed in the living room for a while,
It was only until the ringtone was about to end that Danielle picked up and put the phone to her ear. “Hello?” “Dan…” It sounded like Noah had to drum up his voice with some effort, and then an eerie silence followed. Danielle frowned. “Did you need something?” “I just really needed to hear you
Karl came back home after running some errands. When Danielle told him about her plans to get dinner with Hugo and Ava tomorrow, he only faintly grunted in response. Danielle assumed he was fine with that, so she proceeded to get up and head back to the room. That was when Karl grumbled, “That’s
Upon seeing this, Hugo rose abruptly and cut off Claire's view. He asked in a sharp voice, “Why are you here?” “Who is she?” Claire pointed an accusatory finger at Ava and immediately started questioning Hugo. Hugo's expression darkened. Claire was reacting just as he expected her to. He had seen
She punched Hugo’s chest. “Give me back my youth. How dare you take my youth!” “Claire.” Hugo clenched his jaw tightly, feeling like he was going to lose it. “Just what do you want with me? You are the one who suggested that we should break up, then you turn around and call me a scumbag. I've had
Claire cried out rabidly, “Do you think I’m scared of you? I'm not scared of you. I’m not afraid of going to jail!”“Go on then, show me what you are going to do to me! When you go to jail, there will finally be someone who will put you in your place and educate you on behalf of our society. Once yo
Hugo realized that Claire was about to start acting up again and quickly turned to the trio standing across from him, “Everyone, I am very sorry for ruining the lunch. I promise that I’ll make it up the next time. I’m not going to cause any more trouble for you all, so I’ll be leaving first.” With