Chapter One Hundred & Seventy-Three

Clara was in Jamal's stepfamily's house but all the while, she kept avoiding Martins. She didn't sit close to him as she used to before now, she didn't look in his direction, and she avoided everything that concerned him.

“Nathan said there is good news,” Martins said.

He looked in Clara's direction like he was talking to her but she didn't even spare him a glance. He noticed that ever since he had that private conversation with her about not being close enough and marriage, Clara had been avoiding him.

“Yes, Mr. Graham has finally allowed us to do what we like,” Nathan said.

“What do you mean?” Clara asked Nathan.

“Mr. Graham called me yesterday and said he has a job for us all,” Nathan announced.

He was smiling, he could finally do what he felt like doing.

“That is kind of suspicious, don't you think so?” Clara stated the obvious.

“How?” Nathan asked.

“Previously, he would not want us to be part of his grand plan,” Clara stressed the words, grand plan.

“But now he wants all of us to