Chapter 26

• Claire’s
• I slouched and fixed my gaze outside the window. I sharply turned to him when he suddenly cleared his throat loudly. I was annoyed by his face! He just suddenly showed up here and told me I had to go home—and that I couldn’t say no.
• I really didn’t want to leave yet because I still had three days left at this beach house. I wanted to stay here for those three days to think things through, especially with the scandal that Niu was involved in. I preferred to prepare myself to face the media and my family—I knew my quiet life would become chaotic if it were proven that it was really Niu in those pictures. Honestly, I’d rather believe we were sabotaged, that the issue wasn’t true, just so everything would die down more easily.