Chapter 140 The Suspicion

As they walked down the hotel corridor, the bearded man hurried up from behind, clutching the necklace he had just won for an exorbitant price at the auction. Seeing Clara, he politely greeted her before continuing on his way. Clara watched the bearded man's back disappear down the hall, her brow furrowing as an inexplicable sense of unease settled over her. "Clara, why are you staring at him like that? Do you think something's off about him?" Aaron, though not always the sharpest, was good at picking up on people's moods. During the auction, Clara could have won with just 4 million dollars, but the man had raised his bid at the last minute, forcing her to spend an extra 1 million dollars. Aaron was convinced the man had done it on purpose. Clara stayed silent, her instincts telling her something wasn't right, though she couldn't quite put her finger on what it was. "Maybe I'm just being paranoid." She turned to head back to her room, and Matthew quickly caught up with her. "Cla