Chapter 59

“Sure,” Lilah agreed without hesitation. “So, how’s the apartment hunting going?”

“Already found one. It’s a fully furnished place—I can move in right away,” Clara replied, her voice light with relief.

Just thinking about leaving that house made her feel way better.

“When are you planning to move?” Lilah asked again.

“Sometime this week. I’m not telling my stepmother, but... I’ll have to talk to my dad.” Clara knew her dad was way easier to handle than that woman, so as long as she came up with a decent excuse, he’d probably let her move out.

“Alright. Once you’re all settled, let me know. I want to come check it out.”

“Definitely. I’ll send you the location when I’m in.”

The two chatted for a while before hanging up.

Lilah hopped onto her messaging app and saw Damien had already sent a bunch of texts.

There was a complicated surgery coming up at the hospital.

The patient was a young boy.

Everywhere else had basically