The Perfect Setup

Before driving to the hotel, Clara tried to call Kaelen, but no one picked up.

Since leaving that morning, Kaelen hadn't messaged her at all.

Worried that having dinner with Gemma might run late, she sent him a message saying she might be home late tonight.

Kaelen just replied with an "Okay" and didn't say anything else.

Clara glanced at that one word, then finally turned off her phone screen and