Chapter 374

The two of them sat side by side on a dark red wooden bench. Faces blank. Their posture had this stiff, fake calmness to it. The ticking second hand of the square clock on the wall twitched with every beat. On the TV, a suspense drama was playing, and the tense soundtrack made the air feel heavier, like something bad was about to happen. Creak— The iron security door was pulled open from the outside. A pair of white high heels, speckled with black mud, stepped inside. Claire and Olivia instinctively looked over. “Mrs. Lawson!” Claire’s voice rose in surprise before she quickly clamped her mouth shut, realizing something. Olivia, on the other hand, wasn’t exactly thrilled. Her brows furrowed as suspicion flickered in her eyes. Marian shut the door at her own pace, not in a rush. Then she walked up to them. Claire turned to the side, showing her tied-up hands. She tilted her head down slightly to motion at their bound feet too. Clearly, they couldn’t move. Her voice dropped low and shaky