When Elio pushed the door open, he saw Clara in the corner.
She was curled up with her arms wrapped around her knees, not reacting even at the sound of the door opening.
He rushed over, "What's up? You're giving me a heart attack."
Only then did Clara lift her head slightly, "Let me out."
Elio clenched his fists, looking at her and saying, "Why can't you get what I'm saying? You don't trust me. You think I'll hurt you."
Clara looked away, not wanting to meet his gaze, "Whether I trust you or not, I don't want to talk about it anymore, but I need my freedom now! What you're doing is illegal!"
"I'm just trying to protect you, Clara. I've done so much for you, but I can't put my parents in danger."
"Why can't you tell me the whole truth then? I just want to know why! Why do you say I'm in danger? Why involve your parents?"
"Because someone is threatening me using my parents to make you leave Emmett." Elio blurted out in a rush.
Clara was stunned before her heart sank, "Is it Leah? Is she the one making you do this?"
Elio clenched his fists, gritting his teeth, "Yes, it's her!"
"I knew it, I knew it." Clara suddenly felt a wave of darkness before her eyes, and her body started to fall backward.
Elio quickly caught her, anxiously shaking her arm, "Wake up, wake up, get a doctor, quick!"


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