Luckily, Clara let the topic go, and they started talking about what they’d do once they left the estate. She said she wasn’t sure if she wanted to go back to working for Bert. By the time they finished tidying up the tack room, the sun had already set, and they headed back inside.
Andrea and Sandra handled dinner, which meant Millie didn’t have to sit through seeing Aidan and Marionne together. After they ate, she and Clara went straight to their room. Clara was itching to go for a swim in the lake, but Millie wasn’t in the mood. She told her she’d join her next time.
Clara grabbed a towel and headed out. The walk to the lake was long, but she liked the cool night air. When she got there, she stripped down to her underwear and dove in, swimming a few laps and soaking in the stillness of
