Chapter 85

Seth was still feeling lightheaded from the blood donation. When Clarissa suddenly threw herself into his arms, he staggered back, nearly collapsing to the floor. Clarissa immediately stopped crying and looked at him with concern. "Seth, are you okay?" Seth gritted his teeth. "My mom's not dead yet. Why are you crying like that? Tell me what happened." Sensing his cold attitude, Clarissa hesitated to get any closer. She wiped her tears and explained, "She just missed Ben. Ever since you said he couldn't come to the Parker residence, she's been crying every day. She raised Ben. How can she bear not seeing him? Seth, please let Ben visit your mother. I'm afraid she'll make herself seriously ill." Seth frowned as he listened. Missing her grandson made her ill? How much worse must it have been for Layla when she longed for Benjamin? The thought of Layla's depression resurfacing after years, triggered by being unable to see Benjamin, tore at Seth's heart like it was being ripped apart