Chapter 232. Unchained

As Zach wrestles with his thoughts, he hears the doorbell ring. Zach freezes, his breath catching in his throat. He isn’t expecting anyone, and his men would never visit him unless there is an urgent issue at hand.

“I do hope it’s not Claire,” he mutters under his breath. Though Claire has never visited him before—he has never allowed her—there's every possibility she might choose to defy him today and show up at his house. The last thing he wants is for her to confuse him further.

He picks up his phone and dials a number. It rings a few times before a familiar voice answers.

“Who is that at my front door?” Zach asks one of his men stationed outside the mansion.

“It is your assistant, sir,” his man reports. “He says he has news for you regarding the lady you asked him to look into, and I told him not to go in until you permitted it.”

Zach remembers that he asked his assistant to investigate Lara to ensure there were no negative records surrounding