CLARA'S POV.
I drove the car with mixed feelings. The incident in the dining room had completely ruined my morning mood.
Everyone panicked when Hailey fell, while I was accused of being the cause. Even Mommy, who should know me best, told me to apologize. A request that I was clearly going to reject outright.
"That sucks!" I yelled at the top of my lungs in the cabin of the car. "That girl pisses me off to death."
Slightly rudely, I turned the steering wheel toward the city center. I needed some fresh air, a relaxing place, away from the home atmosphere that had started to feel suffocating since that woman's arrival.
My choice fell on the artificial lake located in the center of the city park. It wasn't too crowded on a morning like this, with only a few people jogging or sitting enjo
