By this time the sun has set, the temperature is not high; even it is a hint of cool.
Claire closes her eyes and decides to walk down the street again.
Claire walks aimlessly down the street after saving her money back at the bank, but it is this aimless
walk, however, that lifts her spirits a little over the last few days and puts Brynn and Leo’s troubles
behind her.
It is almost dark before Claire returns to the Howard house.
As soon as she enters the living room, she sees Brynn and Leo whispering something.
Claire is a little fidgety, and when she is about to go upstairs, they see her, too.
When Brynn sees Claire coming back, she looks very nervous. She nods at Leo and hurries off.
This makes Claire even more confused. She thinks for a moment and goes over, about to say
something to Leo, only to see him looking at her with a gloomy face.
Claire shudders for no reason and is about to say something when Leo suddenly throws the envelope
on the coffee table in front of Claire.
“Look what you have done.”
Claire doesn’t understand. She hesitates, but she picks up the envelope and opens it.
There is a pile of pictures inside, and Claire takes them out, and as soon as she sees them, she
freezes.
Leo notices Claire’s subtle change and thinks she is guilty.
As he thinks so, Leo stands up with more anger and shouts, “You go out to seduce some of these
men?!”
The photo shows the men at the bar flirting with her.
However, the photographer has a different purpose. The photo looks like Claire is very cooperative with
their teasing, and even how to leave behind them is also taken to look ambiguous.
Claire frowns. “It is... it is not what you think it is. They are threatening me. I was saying no!”
However, when Claire looks at Leo, she can see a contemptuous smile on his face. “So you’re telling
me that they touched you and you tried to protect your virginity? Claire, do you really think I’m so
gullible? You’re more promiscuous than I thought!”
Claire refuses to be so insulted by Leo and tries to explain, but as soon as she gets close to him, he
just shakes his hand and pushes her away.
Claire is pushed to the ground by Leo, and her elbow hits the coffee table. It hurts.
Claire winces in pain and looks up at Leo, who is very angry, and suddenly remembers that Brynn has
been acting very unusual and that Brynn has called her out today. She knows all the things.
“You are a slut, a whore, with a pure face, so unwilling to be lonely! So you just go out and find other
men. Claire, do you think I’m blind? It’s clear in the pictures!” Leo roars, angry and irritable.
Claire, who has tried to explain, laughs at his words.
Looking at Leo with a cold stare, Claire sniffs, “What if I went out looking for other man? That is not as
bad as you and Brynn, doing all that crap in front of me, Leo. You make me sick!”
Claire raises her voice and shouts, as she gives up her explanation. It doesn’t matter what Leo does to
her anymore, she doesn’t want to explain!
However, it doesn’t occur to her that Leo takes a step forward and grabs Claire by the neck.
“Oh!...Leo...What are you doing!”
Claire is frightened by Leo’s sudden action. His strength is so strong that her breathing becomes
difficult.
Leo, however, doesn’t mind Claire’s reaction. He is even more furious.
Leo doesn’t say anything, Claire says, “Even if you strangle me...Not at all...Change anything...”
“Very good! Then I’ll strangle you today!” Leo says in a cold voice, the strength in his hands gradually
increased.
Claire is breathing harder and harder. She seems to die. If he wants her to die, she would...
Thinking this way, Claire closes her eyes and tries to end her pain. Suddenly, she thinks of
someone...Dad...
Dad? she has not seen dad yet. She can’t die! She is still going to find her dad!
Thinking so, Claire opens her eyes and begins to struggle vigorously to break free, “Leo... let go of
me...”
“Hmm!” Leo sneers, “Did not you just want to die? What? Do you regret it?”
“I... I was framed by... You have to believe me...” Claire struggles to explain, “I... I can explain. I... have
proof...”
Leo, after listening to Claire’s words, gives a snort and suddenly let go of her hand. “Well, if you say
you have proof, then give me proof so that I can believe you.”
Claire takes a long breath, a deep breath, relaxes for a while, and says, “I have no proof now, but I
promise I will find it! Believe me, I didn’t do those things.”
As Leo squints dangerously, Claire stands by, sweating nervously.
Claire doesn’t know how long it will take before Leo finally gets up and says to Claire, “I will give you
three days, three days before you find the evidence. If you find evidence within three days, you’ll be
fine. If not...”
Claire immediately adds, “If not, you can strangle me!”
After that, she leaves without looking back, leaving Leo sitting alone in the living room.
But even Leo himself doesn’t notice that his tight nerves suddenly relax a bit.
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