Chapter 229

It was rare to see Grace this upset, totally tossing her usual grace aside. Claire was all smiles seeing that, and nodded along, clearly remembering the phone call from that morning. "Honestly, I must've been out of my mind back then. Just 'cause I didn't know many people as a kid, I got hung up on him." Looking back now, it felt a bit ridiculous, really. Just a verbal promise between two families had kept her tied down for so long. Grace was sitting there enjoying her daughter's shoulder massage, looking totally satisfied. "Let's not dwell on the past. You've got your whole life ahead. There are plenty of great young men in Raventon. Once you settle in a bit, I'll have your brother take you out more—some parties, charity auctions, things like that, got it?" Ugh, not this again. Claire sighed inside but nodded obediently, her eyes pleading as she turned to Oliver for rescue. But Oliver's eyes were locked on his phone screen. No one knew what message he saw, but his expression darkened