CHAPTER 233 NEW PLAYER

Claire glared at Hudson’s pawns in front of her. One came, claiming to make her comfortable, while the other stared at her like she was an unpredictable animal that would pounce on him at any moment. Hudson was not relenting in exerting control over her life with each passing day, and the presence of these people—Adam and this stranger, Elora—felt like another invisible chain. Adam’s gaze lingered on her, no doubt trying to decipher whatever was going through her head, but she glared right back at him to show no such insight. She didn’t think he was the type to go through promises of vengeance; some bluff to make themselves feel better, but others actually go through with it. And Adam falls under the category of the latter. What was he thinking, freeing her so that she would go with him? At first, she almost fell for the truck, but it seemed too good to be true. You don’t trust things that are too good to be true. The other woman, Elora, stood near the center of the room, looki