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“What does this mean, Venice?”

Louise asked Claire in confusion as they sat at the same table with Quinn, Timothy, Dylan, and Bea. Meanwhile, their other companions were seated at a different table.

Fortunately, they had managed to convince the kids to separate from them, explaining that they had something important to discuss. Besides, Bianca had already returned to her usual self, so she and Zoey were now able to talk freely.

“Why do they call you Claire? Why are your eyes gray? Why does Zayne look like the woman who’s supposedly your daughter?”

Louise fired off all the questions swirling in his mind. He couldn’t understand how everything had changed so suddenly. Just a while ago, he had seen Claire in Zekiel’s office, and now, he was shocked by her sudden transformation.

“Mr. Hunt—”

“Shut up, Dylan! This isn’t business anymore,” Dylan fell silent after interrupting their conversation.

“Louise, calm down. There’s no need to get mad at Dylan,” Claire said gently, notici
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