Chapter 302 You Sleep With Him

Claire's hands shook as she twisted the doorknob.

She turned it over and over, trying to get the door open, her mind racing with images of what was to come.

The moment the door finally creaked open, she was struck by the silence. The living room lights were on, just as they always were, but the room was empty.

Of course, the staff would have already gone to their rooms by now, and Frederick would have finished his meal-either retreating to his room to rest or heading to his study to handle some business. As Claire walked back from town, she couldn't stop thinking about what excuse to give Frederick.

She had imagined dozens of scenarios-getting lost, being delayed, trapped in some unfortunate situation-but none of them felt convincing enough.

She knew better than to try to lie to Frederick. With his resources, any story she came up with would be uncovered in time.

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So when she stepped inside and saw that Frederick wasn't around, Claire breathed a quiet sigh of relief.

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But she knew the moment would come-she would have to face

him sooner or later.

what to

upstairs to her room. A shower,

the bottom of the cliff had been rough. It was a relief just to eat and sleep, and changing clothes hadn't

grabbed a change of clothes and headed straight

too long since she'd had a proper shower. As she soaked, she scrubbed herself clean, taking her time to relax in

the soap, the bathroom door suddenly slammed open with a

in her chest. She couldn't even react before Frederick was standing there, staring at her,

feeling cold, and her throat tightened

even though she was fully aware

You

managed to say

replied coolly,

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an intensity that made Claire shiver, even from the other side of the room. The silence stretched uncomfortably, and Claire tried to fill the void. "Did you eat?" "I did," he answered simply, his eyes still fixed

suffocating, and Claire felt herself struggling for something else to

when he finished for the day, but now, the weight of the moment pressed on

should rest. You'll need to work tomorrow," she said, trying

curling on his lips. "And you don't

hit her like a

had no idea how to explain herself. She stood there, stammering,

continued,

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