Chapter 279

Who's she calling a coward?? Wait... could it be him...? Claire Richards glanced at Brandon Harris, who gave a helpless shrug, like he had no clue what was going on and honestly didn't want to get involved. Julian Archer noticed she wasn’t keeping up with him, so he circled back and reached for her hand, almost like he was afraid she’d bolt. “Julian, I can walk on my own.” Claire gently pulled her hand away. They were out on business, not on a date—holding hands just didn’t seem appropriate. They headed further inside. Claire thought several times about asking him outright, or maybe just dropping a hint, but once they were almost at the private room, she gave up on that thought. She'd wait until they were home. She stayed quiet and tried to focus on anything other than her racing thoughts. “So who’s hosting dinner tonight?” she asked casually. They’d just stopped outside the private room when Julian turned slightly to answer. “My dad.” Claire: “...!!” ...Huh? Before she could fully reg