volved with, no one seemed to care about

laire, as if nothi

't come home until her family was all asleep. She always got up

avoid encountering her family, i

me too late. We don't see you at all." It was obvious that Mia was fak

as a family. Claire felt that Mia was just being sarcas

ink I want you to stay at home? I just don't want you to go out and let

whether she should be glad or worried. On the one hand, she should be

tried to sow discord between them, he had

as sad because Linford s

t be angry at Claire, Dad. She has grown up and has her own ideas now. I actually e

, you're right. She is grown up now." But when he turned to his little daughter, his eyes softened and his lips formed i

ime, she thought it was just because she didn't know how to communicate with her fathe

at the table, she wolfed down her meal an

weet words from anyone in her family. It had been like this for

the outside, Claire thought of how much she

ng her salary, she couldn't afford to rent an apartment in J City.

t, what did she mean by thick-skinned? It was not as if she did a

ibrate in her pocket so she stopped walking. She took out her

truth or not. She had also thought of breaking up with him directly. It was bec

, so how could Claire be willing to do that? That was wh

and pressed the answe

y answered your pho

's voice, the defense line in her

p what happened a month ago. So tears fell down

and gritted her teeth. "Lucas, I'm fine. I just lost my

week ago, but she didn't know how to face Luc

ied, "Claire, are you hiding from me?

s return every day and night when he was away. There w

n as he ca

t was because she was crying or because she was nervous as she remembe

e silly. I was just joking. I'll visit you in your

Claire had heard this month, and t

k up, but Claire swallowed the words back because she didn't really

or me

you once I'm done

p bursting into tears. There was no one on the road anyway, so she let herself cry her heart out. It wa

maybe he could understand her. Their love for each other

elieve what she thought? They said blood was thicker than water, but her family didn't support her. Therefore, it was impossible tha

her tears. 'Yes, take your time. You have