"I was just wishing that a friend of mine could live a healthy life, untroubled by any illness. Now that I just got a good omen, it must mean that my friend is doing well!"

"Your friend?" Wilson asked. "Which friend?"

"A friend that I've never met before," Clara smiled sweetly. "But perhaps I'll get a chance to meet him one day. I'll definitely introduce him to you when the time comes!"

"What kind of a friend is he if you've never met him before? A friend from the internet?"

"It's a secret!" she replied with a playful smile. "I'll tell you all about it one day!"

Thinking back on this in the present, Wilson finally realized that the friend she had been talking about was him! She had saved his life! And although she never knew it was him, she still thought fondly of him and even wished for his well-being!

Yet what had he done to her in return? He had ruined her whole life!

If only he had asked her for more details about her friend at the time, then he would have been able to glean