Horace’s eyes were red no more, it seemed he had managed to calm down. But still, Clara could tell he had just cried. Maybe when she was not around, he had cried a lot of times.
So, he had been feeling just as terrible. She wronged him the whole time.
Seeing that Horace had packed up his things, Clara stood up, took a look at him and walked out of his office. Horace stared at her figure and shook his head.
It seemed Clara had found him crying. But he didn’t regret it. He knew that Clara would feel sorry for him because of this.
Leaving the company, Clara got in the car and was about to start it when she saw Horace get in after her. Clara frowned but didn’t say anything.
The next day, when he got to his office, Horace saw a file on his desk. It was sent from the detective agency, which he established in order to find Neo.
They must have found something; otherwise, they wouldn’t have sent the report here so early in the morning. Horace read it carefully.
After arriving at work, Clara notice Leilah’s furrowed brows and pouted lips. Then, Leilah told her what had happened. It turned out her parents didn’t think she was good enough to marry into the Hutchinson family and asked her to break up with Logan,
Clara was shocked when she heard it. Normally, parents would crave for their daughters to marry into a rich family and enjoy a wealthy life, why would Leilah’s parents do the opposite?
Clara asked the questions. Leilah answered, “My parents were both farmers. They came to the city to look after me. They don’t want me to marry a rich guy because they were afraid there would be gossips.”
Clara was still confused after hearing her words. But she knew that there must be a fair reason for it. Seeing that Leilah was caught in a dilemma, Clara tried to think of something for her.
She knew that Leilah wasn’t in a relationship with Logan because he was rich. But her parents didn’t.
“How about this? I will pay them a visit after work today and talk to them?” Clara thought she could persuade them with words and some reasoning.
Disobedience wouldn’t work. Although Clara knew Leilah wasn’t a rebellious person, this was about her relationship with Logan and Leilah might be surprisingly tough.
“Okay.” Leilah thought for a while and thought it might actually work. Although Clara hadn’t been in a good mood recently, she was good at communicating.
“This must have gotten into your head, right? I saw you scolded by the chief editor just now.” Leilah looked angrier than she should be, so Clara guessed that it was not only about her parents.
Moreover, there were filed dropped on the ground that indicated it.
“Yeah. I really don’t want to leave Logan.” Leilah was upset now and didn’t mind her words. She regretted it as soon as she said it, as she knew how things were with Horace and Clara now.
“It’s okay. Everything will be okay.” Clara was stunned after she heard what she had said. Did she mean it when she said it? Would she be okay with Neo’s disappearance from her life?
Leilah knew what Clara must be thinking now, so she kept silent. She knew Clara could figure everything out on her own someday.
After work, they went to the store nearby and bought some gifts for Leilah’s parents. After all, she was going to pay them a visit, she should bring something out of politeness.
“Leilah, what do they like?” Clara wanted to buy them some food, but didn’t know what to buy. Leilah looked over and found Clara was in the supplement section. The supplements here were all very expensive.
Leilah looked at her and replied, “These are too expensive. I never bought them before.”
Although Leilah had been dating Logan, she had never asked for any money from him.
Therefore, she still couldn’t afford expensive stuff.
Hearing this, Clara bought some supplements that she had bought for Russell before. She thought they should be the same.
“Clara, you don’t have to. These are really expensive,” Leilah checked the price tags and said. Even one box of these could cost her family a month of expenses.
However, Clara simply gave her a look of reassurance before she paid for the supplements and they went back to Leilah’s. Leilah had been trying to persuade her parents for days but it was in vain.
She didn’t want to tell Logan about it. He was busy with work every day, so she didn’t want to burden him. She thought she could tell him if she really couldn’t handle this on her own.
Leilah’s home was a bit far away from the downtown, so they spent a lot of time on the road. Clara looked sideways at Leilah, who was silent and lost in thoughts.
In the Solrace Corporation, after finishing reading the report, Horace checked the map. According to what was in the report, Neo was last seen in a distant neighborhood.
He might still be alive; he had been seen after Laura died. But they had no idea who he might be with. This place was really far away and distant, if he was alone there, he might not be able to survive.
Horace thought about it and found that there was a big chance Neo might still be alive. Someone might have taken Neo there, because he couldn’t walk to such a remote area on his own.
After he got the message, Horace wanted to call Clara and tell her the news. But when he picked up his phone, he hesitated, because he couldn’t be 100% sure that Neo was still alive.
He didn’t know if Clara could take the disappointment again like she did the last time. Thinking of this, Horace was caught in a dilemma.
Should he tell her the news to cheer her up or should he wait until he actually found Neo?