Two Times the Charm (Clara and Emmett) novel Chapter 496

Emmett's lips parted slightly, a hint of tension beneath his casual facade. "So, do you regret it now?"

Clara looked up at him, her heart a tumultuous sea of emotions.

Could it be that Emmett was considering forgiveness?

Could it really be that, despite her affair, he was willing to swallow his pride and move on?

"Tell me the truth," he insisted.

"I'm sorry..." Clara whispered, her voice a fragile thread.

Emmett's tone hardened. "Sorry? Is that all you can say? I want facts, not your apologies! Tell me what actually happened!"

"But that is the truth. I have no excuses—sorry doesn't cut it, I know. I hurt you, it was all me, nobody else."

The more Emmett saw her crumbling, the more he sensed something was off.

"Is telling me the truth that hard? I just want to know what happened. Has someone threatened you? What did they use?"

Clara shook her head desperately, her eyes filled with anguish. "No, no one threatened me. Please, stop asking. I love Elio, that much is true..."

Hearing those words, a lethal glare flickered in Emmett's eyes.

"You love him?"

Clara clenched her fists. "Yes... I do. Otherwise, why would I leave you? I had to be with him. There's no hidden story, Emmett. I love him, and—I'm carrying Elio's child."

The moment those words left her lips, Emmett was speechless, his mind a maelstrom of disbelief and rage.

"What did you say?"

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