Clara ended her brief conversation with Mia and hung up the phone.

Matthew, meanwhile, was mired in the ambiguous glances and overly intimate relationship between Clara and Daniel, unable to extricate himself.

"What exactly is your relationship with Daniel?" Matthew lowered his voice as if suppressing an eruption.

"As you see." Clara didn't want to waste words on him, whatever he thought.

The simple answer was enough to set Matthew's imagination running ...