Chapter 18

• Claudia
• Mrs. Clara appears distraught by the news; it is clear how much she cares for him. Perhaps it is me who is judging him without letting him explain how I became his wife, especially because I don’t remember anything from the moment I signed. As I wipe away a tear, I realize I am still wearing the ring he gave me the night we met—a symbol that means nothing to me and only holds a sad memory.
• I don’t know how to calm the nerves of the woman beside me; I don’t even know how to ease the anxiety I feel myself. Never in my life would I have imagined this scenario, going to find out about the health of the man who made my existence unbearable with a snap of his fingers. But what can be done? I am not as miserable as he is, and even though I deny it, I am concerned about how serious his condition is and if he will be okay again.