Olivia thought it was over. But then he spoke one final time.
“Make the right decision, Clayton. You wouldn’t want my wife or your mother to know that Caroline tried to kill herself because of you. It would break their hearts.”
Then Mr. Hilton was gone in an instant. But his words remained. They reverberated through Olivia’s mind.
She scrambled back toward the bed. By the time Clayton’s footsteps approached the bedroom door, she had already pulled the blanket up and squeezed her eyes shut.
She kept her breathing even as if she had never woken at all. When Clayton entered, the room felt different.
The mattress dipped when he sat on the edge of the bed. For a long moment, he didn’t lie down. He simply sat there. She could almost feel his gaze on her back.
Then finally, the mattress mo
