Chapter 400

"It's raining. Why are you standing here like a statue? Trying to catch a cold?" A warm, easy-going male voice chimed in from behind, cutting off the two girls' little gossip session. It wasn't Adrian. Almost by instinct, Claire turned her head toward the voice—and there he was. Anthony, in a dark suit, standing there holding an umbrella. He moved just in time to shield her with the black umbrella, blocking a raindrop that had been about to land on her head, the drop tapping softly on the surface. Claire took the umbrella mechanically, not sure what to feel at that moment. She raised it to cover herself and Alyssa, her wide eyes still frozen on Anthony's face. "You—you came?" "What? Debbie's not happy to see me?" Anthony stood on the step below hers, which put them eye to eye. There was a playful glint in his eyes, sparkling through the misty rain. Technically, an umbrella wasn't really necessary with this kind of weather. It wasn't properly raining, more like mist hanging heavy in the