Since she had an idea, Tessa Caldwell paid close attention these past few days but didn't find anything unusual about Lauren. She wasn't previously familiar with Lauren, so not noticing anything was quite normal.
However, she was very familiar with Cian Channing before.
For some reason, the more she observed certain subtle mannerisms, the more Lauren reminded her of Cian.
She thought she might be being too paranoid.
Yet she instinctively distanced herself from Lauren.
Cian had cast too long a shadow over her; seeing Lauren's face used to make her uncomfortable. She tried to restrain herself later, telling herself that Lauren was Lauren and Cian was Cian.
She barely managed to adapt a bit when a single sentence from Max made her sensitive again.
She thought maybe she was overthinking it, but still didn't want to get close to Lauren.
Cian also noticed that these past two days, Tessa seemed less passionate and caring towards her.
