Chapter 9 - Claire Maintained Her Flawless Mask Of Innocent Concern

When Mason returned home that night, slamming doors and cursing down the hallway, I met him in the kitchen with a glass of ice water. "Darling, what’s wrong? You look terribly stressed," I said, my voice dripping with gentle, domestic worry.
He stared at me, searching my face for any sign of betrayal, but found only the innocent eyes of the wife he had mocked. "It’s just business, Claire; some regulatory glitch at the bank. I’ll have it fixed by tomorrow morning," he muttered, drinking the water.
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