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 ...