002The night after Clara discovered her husband Nick’s devastating betrayal, she drove fifty miles away from Atherton, desperate to escape the suffocating pain and heartbreak. She spent two days alone in a quiet inn, drowning in tears and silence, but no amount of distance, solitude, or sleepless nights could ease the ache that had shattered her heart.Clara felt lost and hollow, as if part of her had died. With Nick set to divorce her and a baby growing inside her womb, she had no idea what future awaited her.Yet despite the heartbreak, Clara still found herself returning to the apartment she shared with Nick. She wanted to run away from everything, but she simply couldn't.Inside the apartment, waiting for Clara, was her aunt Esther Merrick, the sister of her late adoptive father.Esther welcomed Clara with a deadly glare before striking her across the face with a sharp slap, the sound echoing through the silent apartment.Esther’s eyes burned with rage as she stepped closer, her
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