Chapter 24
Alfie smashed the glass on the floor, which landed on the carpet with a m u f f le d sound, tolling the ending bell for the dinner.
The room was all quiet except for Claire’s sobbing. She had been dragged up by Allie and was crying with her head down on the side.
Moira glanced at the glass lying on the floor. It was not broken. Coffee was spilled and seeped into the carpet.
She stared at it seeping until it was invisible. She looked at Alfie, feeling the string pulling her heart finally broke. Instead of sadness, she felt relief.
“it’s over, Alfic,” she said softly, yet everyone inside could hear her. She picked up her purse and headed out in her wheelchair.
Her words were like a hammer hitting on Alfie’s heart.
He subconsciously reached out to grab Moira, but Moira, as if she had expected it, moved her hand to the side and avoided it.
The wheels of that wheelchair pressed against the blanket, making a sound so small it was barely audible. But soon, that sound got louder. The wheels rolled on the ground. The sound got louder, and then lower, and then disappeared.
Moira had just left the room when she ran into Barclay, who was walking over.
She was a bit surprised. “Mr. Covington, what are you doing here?”
Barclay glanced at her. “Are you here for dinner?” he asked in reply.
He didn’t seem to know about her having dinner with the Guzman family today. Moira nodded and asked, “You too?”
“Yeah,” he answered. He had been drinking. Moira could smell alcohol from him..
Barclay walked behind her wheelchair and asked, “Are you alone?”
Moira shook her head. “No, I’m with my father.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Aiken came out of the room. He was surprised to see Barclay.
Barclay calmly greeted him. “Hi, Mr. Jimenez.”
Aiken nodded at him and said, “Let’s go.”
After Moira exited the room, Aiden said some harsh words. When Claire showed up, he was furious. He was fed up with Alfie’s b u l s h i t.
Barclay didn’t ask anything and pushed Moira’s wheelchair towards the elevator.
Aiken’s words were simply a slap in the face of the Guzman family, and Jeffrey was so embarrassed by Alfie. He stepped forward and slapped Alfie hard. “Look at the mess you’ve made!”
Lara was displeased with Moira’s cruelty but sighed in relief when Claire barged in, thinking, Alfie was spared kneeling.
However, Aiken’s words made her unsettled. She went forward and pushed Alfie. “What are you waiting for? Chase her! Don’t let her be someone else’s wile.”
Allie stormed out and ran to the elevator just in time to see Moira and Barclay.
Barclay stood right behind Moira. Seeing Alfie appear at the elevator door, he looked at him forcely like a coyote looked at its prey.
The elevator door was about to close, so Alfie subconsciously called out. “Meira!”
Moira looked at him as if looking at a stranger. Her eyes were calm and