Chapter 199

Chapter 199: Clara's POV

She turned to look at me then, and something in her expression softened.

"It's not your fault," she said quietly. "None of this is your fault, Clara. You didn't know. You couldn't have stopped it."

We sat in silence for another moment before I forced myself to ask the question that needed asking.

"So you're not ready to go back," I said. "To your matrimonial home. Not yet.