C272 That Complicated Feeling, That Pain…

The moment the door swung open, the weariness etched on Clarissa's face vanished, replaced by a smile so radiant it was almost blinding.

Wensel stood by the window, his gaze catching Clarissa's beaming face as the door opened. He paused, taken aback, then anger surged within him, only to ebb away just as quickly.

"Come in," he murmured, a sigh in his heart