#Chapter 161: Honored Guests

Audrey The familiar facade of Claudia’s estate came into view, pebbled driveway crunching under the car’s tires as Edwin pulled in. The windows glowed with golden-yellow lights, music spilling out into the night air. The driveway was packed with expensive sports cars, elegantly-dressed guests mingling in the windows with glasses of champagne in their hands. Despite the light coating of snow dusting the ground outside, the inside of the house looked warm and inviting. But I felt cold inside, even in the white fur stole that Edwin had given me to wrap around my shoulders. I shivered as I looked out the windshield. “I can’t believe we’re doing this,” I muttered. Edwin sighed and put the car in park behind a particularly expensive-looking red Miata and turned to me. “We can still turn around if you really want to.” Swallowing hard, I quickly shook my head. “No. I said I would do it, so I will. It’s just…” I leaned forward to get a better look at th