Mrs. Sun quickly asked, "Are you saying we should tell Claire… everything?"

"Yes," Ashley said solemnly. "It's time to make her aware of Charlie's current situation, that he can't keep looking behind his back all the time. If she leaves him—even briefly, it would definitely be in everyone's interest."

Mrs. Sun nodded and asked, "Well, how should we tell Claire? And we'd need to be persuasive… Should I go?"

"No," Ashley refused solemnly right then. "To society, you're merely a missing person w