Chapter 45: LaurenDamn that Alex! On the drive back to Claudia’s apartment from Munich, Lauren’s mind replayed everything Alex had said, all the comments that undoubtedly were intended to instill doubts, and Lauren hated that Alex had succeeded in doing just that.
Determined not to dwell on the negativity, Lauren gazed out the window, doing her best to appreciate the beauty of the architecture in the city, listening attentively to what Silke said about this place and that, and cringing when Silke rolled her eyes at the presence of a McDonalds next to the gas station they stopped at. The brightly lit, colorful building did indeed look terribly out of place there.
Across the street, Silke pulled into the parking lot of a grocery store called Lidl to get something Claudia needed for their d
