Chapter 317

Mandy finally let out a sigh of relief as she stood in the kitchen.

Carrying a bowl of noodles, she was about to take a seat next to Claire. Then she remembered Claire couldn't hear her, so she changed course and sat down across from her instead-this way, Claire could easily read her lips.

As Mandy twirled her fork in the noodles, she tried to sound casual. "So, Claire, who was that man who just came in?"

"That's Mr. Foster's personal assistant. Liam," Claire replied.

Mandy stiffened mid-bite, her fork pausing halfway to her mouth.

He's with Mr. Foster?

Then why was he hanging out with Victor?

As she remembered how she'd swindled a hundred thousand dollars out of Liam, a wave of anxiety crashed over her.

She'd never minded tricking arrogant, entitled rich guys; she had no qualms about taking advantage of people like that. But she'd never intended to scam a decent person, especially not someone who was looking out for Claire.

Suddenly, her noodles felt tasteless, like a lump in her throat. That money burned in her pocket-she wanted nothing more than to give it back to Liam, pronto.

found out Mandy had conned Liam, she'd be

emotions swirling behind her eyes. She kept eating, but

begin with, wasn't talkative either. For a while, the only sounds in the kitchen

was cleaned up, Claire led

Claire spent almost every waking moment here, immersed in her embroidery. As Mandy glanced around at the endless spools of colored thread and watched Claire's focused fingers dance over the fabric, her heart ached even more for

traditional embroidery while serving time, and in

Claire hadn't gone to prison, she would have graduated from a top

eyes fixed on Claire

window, sunlight pouring over her like a golden veil. She looked so serene, so lovely-if she'd been dressed in a flowing gown, she might

to resist, Mandy pulled out her phone and snapped a picture of Claire at work. Then she put

save enough to study abroad within the year-the same year Claire had set

and before she knew

said goodbye

back to her embroidery, Mandy sat through her

sky outside blazed orange and red. After

on the other end

"Mandy, miss me?"

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