Chapter 227

"Alright." Claire Richards replied and stepped slightly to the side. Julian Archer looked at her expressionlessly calm face and softened his voice a bit. "Get some rest tonight. Don’t wander around too much. The temperature swings a lot here—take care of yourself." He said that and headed downstairs, without waiting for her response. Claire stood still. It was a normal exchange, nothing dramatic, but she could feel something shifting. Ever since that conversation they had on the plane, something subtle had started changing. And today, when they met that afternoon, it became even clearer… like the first fallen leaf breaking away from a still green tree at the start of autumn. Only she could sense it. She heard his footsteps on the stairs getting farther and farther. She slowly walked over to the railing beside the stairs, staring blankly at the now-empty staircase. This man always had a way of getting a read on her thoughts. He kept trying to change her mind, every single time. But this