Chapter 305

One by one, he looked at them. There was Claire, showing up at a temple today. Then Natalie bumping heads with Viola. And Edith showing up in Cloudmere. … Ever since his last visit to Cloudmere, Claire just kept popping up in his mind. He even tried casually prying for info from his mother, wondering—was there a chance? After all, Edith used to be the one Claire trusted most. The more he thought about it, the more he realized—after what happened to their baby, Edith had disappeared too. Back then he didn’t pay attention. His mom just hit him with a cold line: “Why ask me? Didn’t you see the body with your own eyes?” That one cut deep. Truth was, he hadn’t dared look. He was completely lost back then. No way could he really be sure what happened to the baby. After that, he’d tried to convince himself he was just overthinking it… letting the past mess with his head. But no matter how hard he tried, the thought just wouldn’t go away. So he hired a PI to check up on Claire and see how she