Claire had just come back from her grocery shopping and was about to get her grocery bags out of her car when she felt a presence behind her. She whirled around and her eyes met with Matt's wide grin."Well, well, well, look who we have here," he said with a gesture, "Claire in flesh and blood, back from the dead." He laughed and leaned against her gate with his arms crossed.Claire glared at him and her hands tightened on the bags because she remembered exactly who Matt was.He used to come to the house when she was Jeff's wife and talk down to her like she was nothing, make jokes about how she'd trapped Jeff into marriage, always siding with Irene.She raised her chin and squared her shoulders, "What are you doing here?""Just thought I'd check in on an old friend." Matt's smile was oily. "See how you're doing.""We were never friends." Claire's voice was ice. "And I don't have time for this."She turned to walk toward her door but Matt's next words stopped her cold."I know who Adr
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