Chapter 434

Claire took a big bite of her salad, the crunch loud and clear, her eyes silently rolling: Wow, brain’s not working, but when it comes to checking out hot guys, she’s got laser vision. Mrs. Eleanor frowned, confused. “Who is she calling?” Harold looked a bit embarrassed and tried to smooth things over. “Uh… well, we brought her to Cloudmere once, introduced her to Claire and Julian. She got attached and started calling them brother and sister.” Mrs. Allen wasn’t buying it. She’d been around the block enough to know something was off. If she liked both that much, why was she glued to just the ‘brother’? Julian just smiled faintly, saying nothing. Lucas arched a brow, like he was vibing on the drama from the sidelines. He almost hoped Sophie Allen would turn her awkward charm up a notch, throw herself at Julian or something. She was ditzy anyway—no one would take her antics seriously. “Sophie, you shouldn’t call him brother. It’s brother-in-law now,” Natalie gently corrected her daughter