Without hesitation, she blocked Kevin’s number too.
This couldn’t go on. If she really wanted Finley out of her life, she had to change her number. Without hesitation, Claire yanked
out the SIM card and tossed it in the trash.
But she still needed a working phone.
She hurried outside and found a staff member. “Excuse me, is there anywhere nearby to get a new SIM card?”
“Sorry, ma’am, there’s nowhere close by.”
“What?”
Great. She should’ve handled this before coming to the Maldives.
Frustrated, she turned to leave–only to collide with a warm, solid chest.
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Startled, she looked up into a face so striking it almost didn’t seem real.
“I’m so sorry!”
The man noticed her accent and raised an eyebrow. “From Khelmark, huh?”
Claire blinked. “Yeah. Small world.”
Her mood lifted a little. It was nice running into someone from home.
“I heard yo
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you need a SIM card?” He pulled a spare roaming card from his pocket and held it out. “You can use this. It’s brand new
-just a backup.”
“Seriously? Thank you so much.” Claire took it gratefully. “How much? I’ll pay you.”
“No need. Consider it a gift from a fellow countryman.” He smiled and turned to leave.
“Wait,” Claire called. “Thanks again, but what’s your name?”
“Jace. I’ll be around for a while. If you need anything, just find me.”
“Got it.” Claire nodded, about to walk away.
“Hey, you didn’t tell me your name,” he called back.
“Claire.”
Jace smirked. “Got it. I’ll remember that.”
As she watched him disappear into the crowd, Claire arched an eyebrow.
What were the odds of meeting someone this helpful?
Either way, she had a working number now–and Finley had no way to reach her.
Back at Finley’s place, he stared at the darkened phone screen, his earlier drunken rage completely drained.
The dried blood on his forehead only made him look worse–messy, wrecked, pathetic.
“Mr. Lloyd, are you all right?” Kevin asked, worried.
Finley blinked slowly. “Claire’s never going to forgive me, is she?”
Kevin hesitated. He wanted to say something, anything, to soften the blow. But really–how could any woman forgive a man
who’d cost her a child?
And worse, Finley had done it all for Renee.
Even Kevin couldn’t imagine forgiving him.
