Chapter 24
Alfie smashed the glass on the floor, which landed on the carpet with a m u f f le d sound, tolling the ending bell for the dinner.
The room was all quiet except for Claire’s sobbing. She had been dragged up by Allie and was crying with her head down on the side.
Moira glanced at the glass lying on the floor. It was not broken. Coffee was spilled and seeped into the carpet.
She stared at it seeping until it was invisible. She looked at Alfie, feeling the string pulling her heart finally broke. Instead of sadness, she felt relief.
“it’s over, Alfic,” she said softly, yet everyone inside could hear her. She picked up her purse and headed out in her wheelchair.
Her words were like a hammer hitting on Alfie’s heart.

He subconsciously reached out to grab Moira, but Moira, as if she had expected it, moved her hand to the side and avoided it.
The wheels of that wheelchair pressed against the blanket, making a sound so small it was barely audible. But soon, that sound got louder. The wheels rolled on the ground. The sound got louder, and then lower, and then disappeared.
Moira had just left the room when she ran into Barclay, who was walking over.
She was a bit surprised. “Mr. Covington, what are you doing here?”
Barclay glanced at her. “Are you here for dinner?” he asked in reply.
He didn’t seem to know about her having dinner with the Guzman family today. Moira nodded and asked, “You too?”
“Yeah,” he answered. He had been drinking. Moira could smell alcohol from him..
Barclay walked behind her wheelchair and asked, “Are you alone?”
Moira shook her head. “No, I’m with my father.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Aiken came out of the room. He was surprised to see Barclay.
Barclay calmly greeted him. “Hi, Mr. Jimenez.”
Aiken nodded at him and said, “Let’s go.”
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