Chapter 1 A Bolt From The Blue

A searing pain shot through her arm. It was unbearable.

Claire Williams licked her chapped lips and tried to open her eyes but couldn't.

Her eyelids felt hot and heavy. She heard a muffled voice as she stirred on the bed. Sometimes the voice sounded loud and clear and at times it softened, confusing her.

"Gosh, poor thing! The girl's family refused to give her anesthesia. I wonder why they hate her so much."

"Yes. She has thirty stitches on her arm. I feel the pain just by looking at it."

After a long while, Claire slowly opened her eyes and found herself lying in a hospital bed. Her eyes widened in horror when she saw the IV drip pinching her skin. She soon realized what had happened.

Sierra Brooks had asked her to go shopping with her. But she had brought her only to carry the shopping bags for her.

Sierra often ordered Claire to do her chores, and the latter always obeyed her. That was the case even now.

On the way back, Sierra drove the car and Claire was sitting in the back seat. The next moment, the car crashed.

The car accident flashed in her mind. Claire's heart was drumming in her chest. She broke into a cold sweat. The fear wracked her nerves.

Her body trembled. She frantically looked around and realized no one else was in the ward.

she was about to sit up, she heard sound of

Her heart fluttered as she realized it was the person whom

cried with

for three years. She liked him even though they

her after knowing about the car accident. She

second, the man hurried away, not bothering to even look at

smile vanished in

needle out of her arm and

"Darren..."

and ran after him all the way to the next

she stopped short

who always pretended to be weak in front of Darren, was lying on the bed. Her left wrist was wrapped with gauze; tears streamed down her face. Her eyes

and his mother Elora Sampson were also present in the ward. The three of them surrounded Sierra and looked

visibly startled

believed Darren was here

to look at Claire. Her well-dressed mother-in-law stood up first. "Claire, you're just in time," she

right. Take the blame for Sierra," Bonita chimed

Claire recoiled in

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