Shattered Rose He Held On Tight novel Chapter 318

Chapter 318 He Thought She Would Come Back

Chapter 318 He Thought She Would Come Back

Most people thought he had only one sister, Lydia.

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He always looked down on Claudia and said she was mean, stubborn, and poor. She wasn’t as smart or kind as Lydia, and she didn’t stand out like Lydia did.

To him, she was the odd one in the Lancasters.

The Claudia that Emma kept talking about–so perfect, so likable–was nothing like the stubborn, annoying sister he remembered before he learned the truth.

Their relationship looked good from the outside, and the bond he had cut off from his family somehow kept going on with other people.

But Claudia was supposed to be his sister.

When they were kids, she had loved him too.

A deep fear of losing her made Zane act on impulse. He walked over and snatched the teddy bear from Emma’s hands.

He stomped on it, thinking that breaking it could somehow make things go back to the way they used to be.

Emma froze in shock. If the professor hadn’t come into the classroom at that moment, and if she hadn’t been unsure whether he did it on purpose, she probably would have punched him right there.

That night, frustrated and unable to calm down, Zane went out to race cars to let off steam. He ran into some rich kids, and when they saw him, they stepped back, joking that they were scared he would crash into their cars–or someone else–and couldn’t pay for the damage. They even said his car might get taken away at any moment to pay off debts.

Their mocking laughs cut deep.

The fall of his family also meant the loss of respect and acceptance.

For the first time, it hit him hard that without the Lancasters, he was nothing.

Anger took over. He didn’t care about anything and called a few old friends from outside his

usual circle.

Then, he ran into Emma again–the same Emma he had fought with earlier that day.

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Chapter 318 He Thought She Would Come Back

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She was talking with her friends, bragging about how she was going to win first place and impress her cousin–in–law. Then she casually said, perhaps they could hang out next time.

She complained that Sterling was way too controlling, possessive, and so picky that she always had to wait her turn to hang out with Claudia.

What’s fun about hanging out with someone with a cold face? They’re young, and they want excitement!

She seemed to forget that Sterling was not even 27 yet.

Listening to the girls laugh and gossip, Zane had only one thought. He didn’t want Emma to win first place.

On the last lap, he lost control and cut her off on the track.

It was like a war.

Getting punched and kicked actually felt kind of thrilling.

The moment he saw Claudia, he almost thought she would come to help him.

Back before Lydia came into the picture, he and Claudia had been close.

Even until Claudia left the Lancasters, no matter how badly they fought, she always had his back in front of others.

He remembered it clearly. When he was a teenager, he got into a fight with the school bully next door. He fell into the bully’s trap and ended up trapped in a dark alley after school.

Just when he was about to give up, Claudia showed up like a hero and beat the bully so badly that he ran away.

Both of them were injured and too scared to go home, so they huddled together in the dark alley where they could lean on each other.

After days of fighting, they somehow made up.

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