“What!”
Chloe breathed out the word, feeling as though she were being squeezed inside a very small, tight rubber tube. She had even lost the energy to speak properly.
“Are you related in some way?”
Chloe smiled awkwardly at the absurdity of his question.
“No, you’ve mistaken me for someone else, Mr. Stefani,” she replied, careful not to sound offensive.
Mr. Stefani’s eyes narrowed at her, as if trying to detect whether she was hiding something. But her pleasant smile made it nearly impossible for him to read her true expression.
“I… never mind.” He glanced behind her and saw his wife signaling for him to come over.
“Why don’t you come inside? We are about to make a very important announcement,” he said, pinching the skin between his brows as if sensing an oncoming headache.
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