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Claire was sleeping peacefully in Ethan's bedroom when she suddenly heard rackets coming from either downstairs or outside, making her sleepless. Initially, she tried to ignore the rackets and continued with her sleep. However, the noises coming from outside became louder and louder which caused her sleep to become more difficult.No matter how much she tried to ignore the racket outside and continue with her sleep, the clangor just wouldn't stop and kept waking her up. Even in her sleep, Claire still felt irritated. With so much difficulty, Claire opened her eyes only to close them again because of his heavy they felt. She tried opening them again and the first thing her eyes met was an unfamiliar ceiling and a beautiful white chandelier. She was a little confused before slowly moving her eyes around to take a look at her surroundings and realized something was amidst. 'Where am I? Where is this place? This is definitely not my room in Ethan's house and this is definitely not the
She found it strange and amused at the same time. What were doing or talking about before her arrival to get such reaction from them? It was as if they've been caught doing something bad.She subconsciously shifted uncomfortably on her feet for a moment before she gave them a sheepish smile and greeted them with her feeble voice. Her throat was actually hurting from all the shouting cries from earlier. “Ha! Uhm - hi...!” Claire said sheepishly. She didn't actually know what she wanted to say to them. She felt as if she had been caught eavesdropping on their conversation or something of that sort, though it's never like that. Ethan and Chase looked at her with puzzled faces for a moment, as if they were trying to get their heads on why or how she came downstairs instead of sleeping. Or worst of all, if she heard their interaction with Mr. and Mrs. Anderson. After a few seconds, the two men rushed to her side and started inspecting her body for any injuries she might have gotten after
'It can't be right? It's not what I think it is, right? Ethan can't possibly - no- he can't be interested in Claire, right?' He asked himself inwardly with a dumbfounded expression. With his reaction and the loud gasp that tore from his mouth, both Claire and Ethan turned their attention to him.“Doctor Chase, is everything okay?” Claire asked.“Huh? Oh- uhm - yeah- yeah! I mean, everything's okay. Don't mind me.” Chase fumbled over his words, making Claire more confused. “I tell you what… you better get rid of anything stupid cooking inside your fucking brain!” Ethan said to him coldly. Of course, he understood the kind of gaze Chase was giving him.“What? Ethan, I understand you are getting old and might be jealous of my young face, but please — don't insult me in front of our little Claire. And also, mind your language! I don't want little Claire to learn such vulgar language from you!” Chase hissed at Ethan as if he was lecturing him.Ethan was speechless when he heard what Chas
“Claire! You can't blame me for… uhm, I mean sitting on my brother's lap." Jeffrey teased and continued... "Actually, even if you were startled by my intrusion, you could've run to any place to hide apart from my brother's side. And to top it all, sitting on HIS LAP!” Jeffrey teased with a smirk dancing in his handsome face as he took a seat on one of the couches, after throwing his backpack somewhere in the living room.“You…!” Claire pointed a finger at him with a reddened face, but couldn't find any word to refute his claim. “Bullshit!” She just declared with a huff and took a seat far from both Jeffrey and Ethan. She even tried to maintain an angry face and avoided everyone's gaze. Typically childish.Jessica and Chase couldn't help the smile that spread on their faces as they watched the two bicker. It was really a sight to behold. Ethan, on the other hand, had no emotion or expression on his face as he sat there with a nonchalant face. However, if anyone had watched him carefu
"Do you remember only those things? Did you see anything else? Try to recollect more," Ethan inquired of Claire, hoping that she would disclose additional details about her recollections.It seemed as though he desired to ascertain the veracity of his thoughts; his insinuations held some truth.He was oblivious to how desperate he sounded. All he wanted was to uncover the nickname that Claire mentioned in her sleep.Although Chase had suggested it might be a misunderstanding and that Claire was likely referring to him in that context.Nevertheless, Ethan had a lingering feeling that told him otherwise. It was a slight itch, but one he couldn't shake off. That's why he needed to tactfully inquire with Claire instead of directly asking her."Hmm?" Claire queried, perplexed. She could clearly perceive the desperation in Ethan's expression, which bewildered her."What's troubling him? Why does he seem so eager for me to remember everything at once? Moreover, why does my memories affect him
Ethan was stunned to say anything. He was also confused as to why Claire was and at him.However, as a man, his ego would always come first. He couldn't just allow Claire to talk to him in that way regardless. "Claire! I would advise you to mind your language!" He said sternly with a frown.His voice was so cold that everyone around knew he was no longer joking and he was furious. They were even glad that he didn't just snap Claire's head from her body.But who is Claire? How can she just back down from a mere threat of cold words?"Ha! What a joke! Tell you what Ethan... I'm not afraid of you. Yes! You are indeed a good person and I'm grateful that I got to meet someone like you. Without you, I don't know what my life would have been." Claire said, now calming down from her anger."However, you can't treat people like they only need to breathe beside you. Can't you just be a little compassionate with your siblings?Jessica didn't say or do anything wrong. So must you be mean to her?
The day's incident left Nancy baffled throughout her work. She still could not understand how Claire, the good-for-nothing sister of hers got to know her Boss.Not only that, but it seemed George Anderson, her other Boss, and his family were interested in Claire.How come? How could this happen? Why is that good-for-nothing living a good life after they threw her out of the house? While she on the other hand had to continue suffering. How could the world be so cruel sometimes? After getting off from work, Nancy hurriedly took a taxi and went home. She couldn't wait to tell her family what just happened today at her workplace. However, she was also conflicted. What if her family decides to bring Claire back to the house because of her connection with both the family of Richardson and Anderson?That would be a loss for her and a win for Claire, which she found hard to accept.Nevertheless, she still has to tell her family about today's incident. Maybe, just maybe, there might be some b
Old Master Richardson was sitting in his hospital room, holding an iPad in his hands. There was a lack of emotion on his face, making it difficult for anyone to read his thoughts. Butler John sat on a stool beside him, massaging his legs. Despite how old he was, he was still loyal and protective of the old Master. That's why he never hesitated to sell Ethan out even if it would cost him his life.Grace, his formal secretary stood before the old man and confirmed the accuracy of the information the old man had received.The old man inquired if Grace had met any members of Claire's foster family to verify the details. "Did you meet with her parents? What did they say? Were they cooperative?" He asked without raising his head from the iPad. "Yes, I did, Sir. It was rather with the father." Grace assured him. "I had personally met with her foster father, who had agreed to cooperate after receiving some financial incentive. I also made sure to instruct him to keep the information confide