Chapter 94

Author's POV The night's events felt like an impossible dream to Aria, but she wasn't the only one struggling to make sense of what had happened. Eleanor Smith was completely baffled. Claire Bennett was supposed to marry Aiden eventually - it had been the plan for years. Tonight had presented the perfect opportunity to undermine Aria, yet Claire had actually defended her instead. After pondering this for over thirty minutes, Eleanor still couldn't understand Claire's reasoning. When she finally heard that Claire had changed into a fresh gown and emerged from her room, Eleanor immediately excused herself from the group of socialites she'd been chatting with and clicked across the marble floor in her heels to find Claire. "Claire, are you alright?" Eleanor asked, her brow furrowed with confusion. Madison, who had been speaking with Claire, politely acknowledged Eleanor with a quick "Mrs. Smith" before stepping aside. Eleanor barely spared Madison a glance before turning her full attentio