The news was huge, but Claude never showed his face in public. Even the Pearces couldn't track him down.

The next morning, Sophie called Olivia to see if Claude had reached out to her. Olivia stood silent for a while before she finally spoke, "No."

She hadn't heard from him-no calls, no texts. She realized that even if he had tried to contact her, she probably wouldn't have answered. Sophie said anxiously, "Olivia, please let us know if he contacts you. We're all trying to find him."

felt better just saying what she needed to,

alone, wondering if the rumors about him

She hadn't slept at all since the news

Alisa, the maid could tell something was wrong. Alisa came over and said, "Don't worry about that. We don't talk about Ms.

"Isn't the family going to

replied without thinking, "Why should they?" Immediately realizing

wrong

couldn't dodge the question, so she glanced at the door to make sure they were alone and then whispered, "When Ms. Morgan jumped, Harris Group's stock tanked. And the autopsy showed she'd been badly abused before her death. It was humiliating, and now nobody outside the family is supposed to know. They loved their daughter but were ashamed of what she did, so they hate her for it." The words 'hate'

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