Chapter 7

She walked up to me and crouched down to Mia's level. "What an adorable kid."

Mia quickly ducked behind me.

I looked up at her. "Hi, who are you here for?"

She straightened up and smiled. "I'm looking for you. You're Claire, right?"

"And you are?"

"I'm Sophie, a colleague of Ethan's from his company. He talks about you all the time." Her voice was soft, but every word was clear.

"Oh, Sophie," I said with a smile. "Ethan's mentioned you too. He always says you're super hardworking."

"Really? Did he say anything else about me?" Sophie asked, raising an…