Chapter 78

Nelson Cooper stepped out from the guest room, standing by the second-floor railing. His face was gloomy, brows tightly furrowed — clearly not thrilled about being woken up. Yeah, the guy was radiating serious morning grump vibes. To be fair, if someone woke Claire up at this hour, she wouldn't exactly be handing out smiles either. "Sorry," Claire said, voice a bit sheepish. "I couldn't find the light switch, bumped into something and probably made too much noise. Didn't mean to wake you..." She had zero memory of last night's drunken mess and was completely clueless as to how she ended up at Silverhollow Villa. But either way, she was crashing at someone else's place, so being polite was the least she could do. Nelson looked down at her from upstairs, expression unreadable, and let out a low chuckle. Heh. His house? If he recalled right, this villa was still under her name. Gaze narrowing, he leaned on the railing, tone laced with sarcasm. "So, Mrs. Cooper, you're up at the crack of d