The Officer's Runaway Wife & Secret Son novel Chapter 327

It wasn't the first time he'd been tight-lipped, and Claire didn't need his response. She just opened the door.

With a click, a heavy weight from outside came tumbling in.

Before Claire could take a step, three figures, stacked on top of each other, crashed onto the study's carpet.

"Ow! You're crushing me!"

"Don't move! My leg! Get off my leg!"

"Ouch…"

Claire stared.

Simon was at the bottom of the pile with Alex on his back. As Alex tried to get up, he unbalanced Felix, who was straddling his neck.

Claire looked down at the heap of people on the floor, her expression blank.

Ignoring his aching back, Simon patted the doorframe and let out a dry laugh. "Well, this door... has great soundproofing, really. I was just thinking of getting one for Winston Turner's office..."

Alex quickly scrambled to his feet, chiming in through gritted teeth, "Right, right, great quality. We didn't hear a thing just now."

Only Felix was clever enough to see the writing on the wall. He rolled on the floor, scrambled up, covered his ears, and scurried behind Simon.

Claire ignored them and walked right past the pileup at the door.

Her footsteps faded away, followed by a sigh from the top of the stairs before disappearing onto the first floor.

The remaining people in the study exchanged glances.

Simon pushed himself up against the wall, his playful expression gone. His gaze on Rhys was complicated.

"You heard her?" he said coolly, not mincing words. "Some things don't need to be spelled out. Rhys, you should leave."

Rhys stood frozen, his voice hoarse. "Will she really say yes?"

Simon raised an eyebrow, deliberately vague. "Noah even showed me the ring. Nice design. People have hearts. If you were in her shoes, you'd be tempted too."

Alex tugged at Simon, signaling for them to leave.

Simon huffed and turned to go, but then noticed Felix hadn't moved.

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