Chapter 272

Curtis’s voice snapped everyone back to reality—well, more specifically, it jolted Delia Fleming and Fiona Barnett awake. Because honestly, Edith and Noah Hyde had already decided Fiona’s sudden appearance must’ve been Delia’s doing. But Curtis just couldn’t buy that. No way. Delia’s phone had basically been glued to him lately. Even when she used it, he was always right there. How could she possibly have arranged for someone like this to show up at the villa? That was when Fiona finally noticed Noah. She barely had time to study him before Curtis’s cold tone made her shrink back, instinctively hiding behind Noah. Noah frowned, his expression darkening. The Fiona he knew—sure, she wasn’t exactly fearless—but she was never this skittish. What had happened to her all these years? Why did she look like she wasn’t just wary of people, but the whole world itself? Right now, those wide, innocent eyes of hers were locked on Delia, like she was silently crying out for help. Delia let out a sof