Chapter 362

"Let's go." Julian took Claire' hand and headed straight out. Daniel hesitated for a second before catching up behind them. Forget it. Better to go see what’s up, and worst case, drag one of them out if things go south. The three of them made their way back to Eleanor’s room. Claire hadn’t expected to run into Harold here. On the way upstairs, her thoughts were spinning about what to say when she saw Mrs. Allen. Honestly, she liked the old lady. But if she thought about it, Mrs. Allen probably didn’t feel the same anymore. At first, she’d mistaken Claire for Daniel’s girlfriend and was all warm. After realizing she was actually with Julian, she probably got annoyed—after all, she’d been wanting to matchmake her grandson. Hard to blame her. Everyone had their own point of view. And anyway, Claire had eaten so much of the old lady’s cooking these past couple of days (even if one of the treats was, uh, suspect...), so a polite goodbye felt like the least she could do. They reached the top