Chapter 385

Martha couldn’t hold it in anymore. “But why?” she blurted out. They were all dying to know what made Natalie so hell-bent on going after Claire. Viola opened her mouth to answer, but then seemed to remember something. She hesitated for a beat, took a breath to compose herself, and then said, “Honestly, this is kind of my fault. I bumped into Natalie back in Cloudmere. That woman talks circles around people—I couldn’t win a word-fight against her to save my life. Claire happened to be with me at the time and totally had my back. She tore into Natalie so hard she probably still hasn’t recovered. I guess that’s when she started holding a grudge.” She casually gave the least damning reason she could think of. Earlier in her frustration, she’d almost spilled the truth without thinking, but with her mom and sister-in-law not really knowing Claire yet, now definitely wasn’t the time to share the full story. Plus, the two real reasons were just her guesses anyway. The first one? Claire’s ex-h