Chapter 249

Claire Richards was having a hard time wrapping her head around it. She thought everything had finally clicked into place—like finishing a puzzle. Every piece fit. And now they were telling her she’d gotten it wrong? "Wait—what exactly are you saying?" Brandon Harris had just been told off by the young master and wisely kept his mouth shut. Claire fixed her eyes on Julian Archer, frustration creeping into her face. Why didn’t he tell her? Did he think she wasn’t sharp enough? Was it not even worth saying? Julian seemed to catch her thoughts, flashing a helpless smile. He really didn’t want her caught up in it any further. Things had already been risky enough. And knowing her, if she realized the mystery wasn’t fully solved, she’d insist on digging deeper. But he wasn’t going to let that happen. “I was going to explain once we got back. Right now, the priority is getting off the island. Just because we broke the rules once doesn’t mean we’ll always get away with it. If we don’t leave an