Clara was slightly taken aback. She asked without thinking, "Your friend? Is he the business partner you mentioned before?"

"Yes, that's right. That's why I left to open my own shop. I couldn't face them anymore," Peter explained.

"He was never truly your friend then. A true friend would never have done that to you. Look at it this way – at least now, you've seen their true colors," Clara offered words of comfort.

"Yeah, you're right," Peter muttered. He then turned to Clara and asked, "What about you? How's it going between you and Yanny's father? Why are you running a small convenience store?"

He knew that Yanny's father was Wilson Birch, the rich CEO of the Birch Group. He also knew that Wilson had donated his liver to Clara.

Before this, he ran into Clara again, he had assumed that Clara must be living a life of luxury with Wilson Birch, but it appeared that she was relying on a small convenience store for her livelihood.

"We have nothing to do with each other. I'm able to su