Chapter 78~ A clue

The ward instantly went quiet after Claire’s response.

She bit her lip, glancing at Oliver only to see the flash of hurt that flickered through his eyes.

Her heart thumped with guilt as she reminded him, “We agreed to take things slow, not so?”

Despite agreeing to give Oliver a second chance, Claire didn’t want them to move so fast without resolving some matters between them.

Not only did she dread getting hurt again, but she also wanted to find an opportunity to come clean about her plans for revenge. She had yet to tell Oliver and the Fords that she had met her mother and that she had joined the company with a hidden motive.

This was why she wanted them to take things slow… She had no idea how Oliver would react when he found out she had been lying to him all this while. Would he forgive her and continue with the relationship or would he feel betrayed and leave Claire once and for all?

The thought that the truth could drift them apart again scared Claire more. She didn’t want to