Derrek's anger dissipated as doubt crept into his mind. He came here to question his brother, but he forgot that Clara had accompanied him willingly. He looked at her smiling photo.
Clara appeared to be content and at ease with Declan. She had posed confidently for the cameras and didn't seem concerned that her boyfriend might see her in the newspaper the next day. She seemed to have completely ignored him, unconcerned about the lies she had told him.
Derrek, on the other hand, had not gone to the banquet as he felt bored without her. He thought he would take her on a romantic date when she was free. But Clara was not even thinking about him.
How naïve he was! He believed whatever she said and never questioned her about anything. He stormed out of the villa and drove straight to the studio to find her.
