Chapter 11

• “Kenzo, it’s not like that. My sister misunderstood me…” Claire’s tears streamed down her cheeks, each one tracing her face like a delicate stroke of sorrow. She looked fragile almost breakable when she cried. “I didn’t know anything about Mom and Dad. I’m innocent… I truly treated Naomi like my own sister. And you…” Her voice trembled. “These past three years have been hard for me too. I went to the States just to forget you, but”
• “That’s enough!”
• Kenzo pulled Claire tightly into his arms. His voice sliced through the air like a blade as he glared at me, hatred burning darkly in his eyes.