Chapter 2 - The Mysterious Scar Exposed On Clara’s Injured Right Foot
The silence in the luxury wedding ballroom was so dense that every breath sounded amplified against the marble floor. As Victor knelt beside Clara, he carefully lifted the hem of her floor-length silk gown to check the severity of her injury.
The sharp fall had exposed a distinctive, crescent-shaped surgical scar running along the side of her right ankle. Victor’s hands began to tremble as his fingers lightly brushed near the mark, a flash of painful recognition filling his dark eyes.
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"Where did you get this scar, Clara?" Victor asked, his deep voice cracking with an emotion none of the high-society guests had ever heard from him before. Vanessa took a panicked step backward against the security guards, realizing that the one physical secret she had tried to keep hidden for twenty years had just been laid bare in front of everyone.
Clara winced in pain, holding her swollen ankle while looking up into Victor's intense gaze. "I've had this scar since I was involved in a car accident as a child in Boston," Clara whispered softly, completely unaware of the massive shockwave her words were causing.
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