Chapter 238. A Mother's Urgent Leap

Carter, watching this display, bites his lower lip to keep from laughing. He shakes his head slightly and, sensing the need for privacy, excuses himself.

“I’ll leave you two to it,” he says, his tone light, but his eyes flick toward Chris with a hint of mockery.

As he steps outside, he mutters under his breath, “Poor guy… Even a blind man can see that Lara isn’t interested in him anymore.”

As Carter walks away from the house, he can’t help but shake his head at the hopelessness of Chris’s situation.

“Her mind is occupied by that asshole back in Grothe,” he says to himself, thinking of the man who now holds Lara’s heart.

Back inside, Chris continues to plead with Lara, his voice growing more desperate with each word.

“Please, Lara, just give me another chance. I’ll make it up to you, I swear. I’ll do whatever it takes.”

Lara looks down at Chris, her face expressionless. For a long moment, she says nothing, letting the silence stretch between