Chapter 4

Clara's face went ghostly pale, her lips trembling. She couldn't get a single word out.

The professor's expression shifted from ashen to awkward, and he cleared his throat.

"Well, so that's how it is. Just a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding," he said.

He turned to Clara, his tone turning stern. "Clara, don't jump to conclusions if you don't know what's really going on!"

Clara's tears were still on her cheeks, but her expression had shifted from aggrieved to a mix of shame, anger, and embarrassment.

She shot me a fierce glare, then covered her face and ran out of the studio,…