C171 The Pain That He Had Already Forgotten.

Instead of the expected humiliation, Clarissa was met with Hollis's low, slightly scolding voice:

"Don't let me catch you running off like that again."

As he spoke, Hollis released Clarissa's foot. If only she would take better care of herself, he wouldn't have to be so stern.

His gaze fell once more upon her feet. "Where's your shoe?"

"...?" Shoe?

What shoe?

Following his gaze