"Can we talk in private?" Michael asked Clarissa.
Clarissa did not answer Michael's question immediately. She looked at the situation at first and smiled.
"I can't be gone too long, Mr. Carson. If you want to talk. It's better now. Here," Clarissa replied.
Michael, of course, felt uncomfortable talking in front of so many people. He wanted to talk seriously and privately with Clarissa. Clarissa's statement showed that she did not want to talk to Michael.
"You've changed," Michael said. "Well, I won't bother you."
Michael felt uncomfortable as the women whispered and stared at him. Since his war injury, Michael had become so sensitive. Especially after Clarissa left him. He thought everyone hated him. Michael used to be a person who didn't care about any gossip.
Michael walked away fr
