Clarissa came down late.The dining room was quieter than the night before. Only Gwen, Maria, and Uncle Patrick remained at the table. Raymond had already left for the office. Elena was nowhere in sight.Maria looked up first. "You slept.""Not really." Clarissa poured coffee and sat.Gwen set her cup down. "Charles left early. He has meetings until late afternoon."Clarissa nodded. She did not ask where.Patrick cleared his throat. "The dinner went well, all things considered. A few of the board members were impressed with how composed you were.""I barely spoke," Clarissa said."Sometimes that is the wiser choice," Gwen replied. Her tone was neutral, but her eyes stayed on Clarissa longer than necessary.Maria kicked Clarissa's foot lightly under the table. "Ignore them. Eat something."---After breakfast Clarissa walked the east corridor without any real destination. She needed air that did not belong to a room full of people who measured every word.She turned a corner and nearly
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