But Claire had been so distracted by Ethan these past few days that even her work was suffering.
She wore a silk scarf around her neck to work, but whenever she lowered her head, it felt uncomfortably tight. Still, she couldn't take it off.
By Friday evening, the marks had faded considerably, so she finally took the scarf off.
Nora was afraid that sending Claire to Eliana's place alone would make her look too harsh, so she decided to go with her.
Since Claire didn't have a car, she drove them there herself.
Eliana sent the address directly to Nora's phone.
Nora didn't like Claire, and Claire had no intention of making conversation, so the atmosphere inside the car quickly dropped to freezing.
Sitting in the back seat, Claire opened Grace's messages and scrolled through everything sh
