Chapter 66

• Claire’s
• I let out a nervous sigh and gripped the steering wheel a bit too tightly. Today’s my first day back at the shop since that scandal video of Niu came out. Everything feels unfamiliar now—after all, I’ve been gone for almost a month. It was weird being out again after all that time. Sebastian wanted to put security outside the shop, but I refused. That would’ve just made things more obvious.
• I’d already called Kate earlier, and she said there weren’t any reporters lurking outside. I felt a little relieved when she told me that.