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160: I would have Lost you Forever (II)
"I would have lost you forever."
"You are saying as if you have me in your life right now?" Ayla shook her head but her words didn't wipe off the downturned smile from Claude's face.
"You don't understand, Ayla." He sighed. "I would have lost you forever." He repeated his words from earlier again.
"What does that mean now?" She failed to see the gravity of the situation.
"I mean I would have lost you quite literally, as in the definition of the word lost." He leaned forward, burying his face in his hands. "You asked me why I couldn't risk exposing him to the police, no? It was because he used you to threaten me."
"How exactly?" A frown made itself evident in between her brows. "How did he use me to threaten you, Claude?" She was somewhat able to connect the dots together now, but she refused to accept the truth. It was too heavy for her to bear.
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