Chapter 40

Elaine turned her down politely. "I drove here." Claire looked genuinely surprised. "Since when did you start driving?" "Just learned," Elaine replied with a smile. It had barely been a month since they last met. Saying that made it pretty obvious Elaine was bluffing—but honestly, it wasn't even worth lying about something like this. "I heard you were in the hospital recently," Claire switched to a concerned tone quickly, then apologized, "Sorry, I've been too busy to visit." Elaine just shrugged it off. "I'm fine now." "Glad to hear it." Claire let out a fake breath of relief, acting all caring. Elaine could only sigh inwardly. There was really nothing more to say. If Audrey had one blind spot, it was people like Claire. Elaine could spot someone fake like her in a second. Just think about it—Audrey was hospitalized and her so-called bestie didn't show up or even bother to shoot a text. What kind of "close friendship" is that? But since it was Elaine who woke up from that hospital bed