Toxic Relationships
Reverts

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Clara took a deep breath, her heart racing. Even in the cold weather, sweat drenched his forehead. He's very nervous. He will soon meet with the Hilton family after a year of his departure. And finally he set foot here with Jack. He never thought he would be back with Jack. After so many challenges they faced together.

“You ready?” Jack looked at his girlfriend.

Clara can see Jack's smile on her, Clara takes a deep breath and exhales. He is now in front of Judy's mansion. She thought Judy would throw a big enough party for Anne, but she didn't. What she knew was that Anne was also very distracted by the crowd.

Clara can now see right next to a luxury sedan car that is also parked there. Just by looking at it, he knew it was Mr. Hilton's car. The same car was parked in front of his house a year ago. The moment Mr. Hilton told him to leave the country.

He had flown in from Paris about a week ago, in addition to accompanying Jack to take care of some of his office documents and his move. He also misses the country and the city of his birth. The city where he could become as powerful as it is now after so many trials of life that he had experienced so far.

“You know Chal, if you're not ready. We can go.”

Seeing how Clara's worries make Jack feel unbearable. Clara's sweat drenched her forehead, even a pale face that looked so nervous.

“I'm coming with you and leaving my daughter for today Jack. I wouldn't think stupid like that.”

Clara tried to calm down, but she couldn't. Actually deep down there is a feeling of fear if at any time Mr. Hilton or even Judy slapped him again. But he'll never know if he hasn't tried it, right?

“I'm ready, sorry to make you worry Dear.”

Hearing the words of Clara who called him Dear Jack chuckled amusedly. It turns out like this if Clara is nervous. He liked. Clara took a deep breath and exhaled slowly and began to open the car door.

Now they began to step hand in hand towards the big door of the palace. The Hilton family home is always big. This is why Jack always makes a list of palace houses in France for where they live.

From a distance Clara can see two people who can be seen guarding the large door. Perhaps because this is Anne's birthday celebration, Judy doesn't want any fuss over her daughter's birthday. Usually the Hilton family care is not this tight.

The two people guarding the large door looked at each other when they saw Clara and Jack walking towards them. Maybe he was surprised Jack came, especially for bringing him.

“Tu..Young Master, Big Master is inside with Madam.” One of the guards seemed to be saying nervously, Jack just looked at him confusedly.

“Then?”

The casual question from Jack even made the two worried. Clara understood, they might be worried that Jack here would make a mess because there is a stepmother. Looking at the two guards who were only looking nervously, Jack now started to get annoyed.

“Can I not enter here?” Jack asked coldly, looking at his boss who looked annoyed. They both look scared.

“Si.please enter Tuan.”

Without daring to argue anymore, the big door was now open, Clara took a deep breath, she was getting more nervous. Possible – bad possibilities come to his mind. Jack and Clara started to step inside.

“Uncle Jack!”

Anne was now screaming in excitement and running around to Jack's arms. Jack hugged his nephew tightly and held him. Clara now bowed her body and smiled faintly.

“Sorry, Jack is late.”

Clara. He knows himself, in fact he is not invited here at all. Seeing Clara's presence, Judy quickly ran towards her and with teary eyes, she hugged Clara tightly.

Clara gasped when Judy suddenly hugged her, even she did not expect Judy to be greeted like this. The hug he often gave to the woman he already considered his biological brother. Even so surprised, he did not return the hug.

“Sorry Clara, I'm sorry for my treatment of you a year ago."

Hearing Judy's sad words, Clara simply fell silent. She can't believe how Judy hugged her and apologized. It's far from his expectations, he thinks Judy will even kick him out.

Seeing how the older brother was hugging Clara so tightly, Jack smiled. He was also quite surprised by Judy's reaction. But he thinks Judy is aware of everything.

Clara now patted Judy's shoulder softly and returned the woman's embrace. Clara smiled and closed her eyes. For a very long time he had not met Judy, especially how Judy who he had considered like his own biological brother.

“No Brother, you don't have to apologize. I've forgotten it all.”

Judy now lets go of their embrace, Clara gasps at how Judy looks to shed tears. Judy's eyes now turned on Clara's right cheek. The cheek where Leo hit him hard because Clara defended her pride and stupidly there too where he slapped Clara in front of all the media. Truly, she is a woman who does not know thank you.

Actually ever since Jack snapped at him a few weeks ago about how Clara's defense made him realize. If he felt he had no one by his side, what about Clara at that time? When the mother who is even still prone to depression, and her lover who has been in a relationship with him for years is behind bars. Instead of encouraging Clara to face it all, she just made things worse.

“Sorry Clara, I'm sorry.” Judy's birthday is full of regrets.

“I should be sorry for making you misunderstand back then.” Clara recalled how a year ago the media reported her as Chris' lover. Judy must have thought she had betrayed her sister.

“Come! Comeing! We should eat together.”

Judy now pulls Clara to the large dining table and is followed by Jack who is still holding Anne. Clara now took a deep breath and looked at Mr. Hilton and Mrs Hilton. This was the first time she met Jack's stepmother. It's not all what he thinks.

She thought Mrs Hilton was a young woman who was crazy about possessions, because she knew Mr. Hilton was married to his own secretary, but in fact she was wrong. Mr. Hilton's age with Mrs Hilton seems not much different, maybe only 5-7 years adrift. Moreover how the eyes of Mistress Hilton who looked looked at him gently.

“Goodnight Mr Hilton, Mrs Hilton. Sorry to interrupt your dinner.”

Clara said, Clara can see the difference in the expression of the two. The reluctant-looking Mr. Hilton and the surprised-looking Mrs Hilton next smiled faintly.

...To be continue......