Chapter 230

Clara blurted out the usual excuse without thinking. "Cami's here. It's not convenient."

Declan saw through her immediately. "Didn't she leave on a business trip?"

Clara froze.

He added calmly, "Derek ran into her at the airport this morning."

His gaze softened, the meaning in his eyes unmistakable.

Clara hesitated, then decided to lay everything bare. "Actually, the reason I had you come to the K