"No. Clara can never be heartless. She wasn't before, nor is she now. It is just that she is angry with her father, which is understandable, but it is time to move on," Adrian remarked.
Clara pulled back from his embrace and watched him with a frown marred on her face.
"I tried. But each time I choose to forgive him, memories of my past resurface. And suddenly everything became oppressive."
It's not that Clara hasn't tried to forgive Alexander. She had been trying to make peace with him ever since she found out about his tumor. But every time she came across him, she was reminded of her time with him. Those memories always unnerved her, and she held her father responsible for her depression.
His words tormented her in her sleep, causing her to wake up with a nightmare she would never forget. Things took a significant turn for the worse when she began to believe his words and started blaming herself for being useless, which nearly drove her insane.
