Chapter 404

There was venom hidden behind that smile of hers. It didn’t take Claire long to piece things together—Harold had been poking around behind her back lately, and now, judging by that look on his face, it was all starting to make sense. Hiring a private investigator to snap photos of her. A paternity test. And now the old man himself showing up to personally bring her to his birthday party? Could it be any more obvious? Still, it looked like Harold was out of options, dragging in an illegitimate daughter like some bottom-barrel backup for Daniel. Maybe he realized this outsider wasn’t completely useless? Ha, if Rebecca Lawson knew her dear Harold had left behind a “souvenir” in Cloudmere, she’d probably crawl out of the grave just to kick him to death again. Speaking of Rebecca Lawson... Claire did kinda look like her, didn’t she? She used to think it was just a coincidence—Harold’s soft spot for Claire a case of mistaking the shadow for the real thing. But what if, even back in his cheat