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Chapter 187 - Hidden Agenda

Noah

Clara’s eyes locked onto mine, her expression unreadable. Her smile was slightly too wide to be genuine. I could almost see the gears turning behind her pretty facade. But what exactly was she up to?

“Why do you ask?” I replied, my voice sharp. She studied me for a moment before finally speaking.

“Well…” she began, her voice soft and deliberate, “I think I lost a necklace at the mansion. It might still be in the guest room, where I used to stay.”

Her lips were curled into a thin smile, but the gleam in her eyes sent a shiver down my spine. “I don’t want to go when Raymond is there. Maybe... one day, when he’s out, you could take me there and I can look for it?”

Her words were simple enough. But something about her tone, the way her gaze lingered on me, made me uneasy. Why would she only remember that necklace now? And why the mansion, of all places?

I forced a smile, though every instinct screamed at me not to trust her. “I, uh, unfortunately don’t have a key to the mansion anym
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