A few minutes later, Claire returned.
May I see your boarding pass again?
Ethan handed it to her.
She studied the ticket carefully.
Then she looked at the man behind him.
The same last name appeared on his passenger list.
Carter.
Claire asked Ethan quietly.
What is your father’s name?
Daniel Carter.
The man behind them immediately looked down at his phone.
Claire noticed.
Do you know the man sitting behind you?
Ethan turned slightly.
Then his face changed.
No.
Claire lowered her voice.
Has he spoken to you?
Ethan nodded.
Before we boarded.
What did he say?
Ethan hesitated.
He told me my dad asked him to take me after the flight.
Claire became serious.
Did your father tell you that?
No.
Ethan reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone.
Dad said I should only leave the airport with him.
Claire looked again toward the man.
Then she quietly said.
Call your father.
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