Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 43

Chapter 43

Ryan sat in the cozy Bradford family mansion, phone in hand, feeling a bit off. He thought Clara would be back soon, but three days had passed without a word from her. Normally, she'd be back in a couple of days, armed with his favorite gifts to smooth things over.

Ryan didn't have the highest opinion of Clara-she seemed to know little beyond chasing after men-but he couldn't deny she was a fantastic cook who always catered to his whims. After all these years, he developed a slither of affection by

now.

Just after logging out of his game, he caught wind that Quinn was live streaming. Intrigued, he tuned in and found her in a face-off with Clara.

With a sigh of relief, Ryan assumed Clara was still upset about Quinn swiping Simon, but that didn't mean she should take it out on him. She still hadn't shown up to cook for him.

In a fit of mischief, he sent ten virtual gifts to Quinn and stayed glued to her stream, deliberately ignoring Clara's. He was certain Clara would recognize his gesture.

However, Clara maintained her composure, steadily answering questions from the viewers.

"I don't know the person sending those gifts, and it's got nothing to do with me. Let's focus on my apples," she calmly stated.

her indifference. In a huff, he sent dozens more gifts, nearly

to Quinn's stream. The platform highlighted big spenders like him, naturally

but we're not exactly strapped for

sparkled with gratitude. "Thanks for looking out, Ryan. I'm not short on money, but helping others makes

Quinn wasn't putting on a show; she was genuinely a

was going on between her

up their sibling bond, Clara kept pushing her apple sales. Her cool demeanor irked Ryan. He wanted to check out Clara's stream but felt it would look like admitting

on Quinn's stream, constantly expressing his concern

lips. "Finally sold ten thousand orders. That's a hundred thousand pounds of apples. Thanks for the support. But I injured my knee last night and need to take care of it. Plus, I need to arrange for the farmers to pack and ship your orders. See

she signed off so abruptly that those expecting drama felt like

should check out Clara's stream. She must be upset. Don't do this next time. When she streams

feel a bit smug,

Who knows why she suddenly went to South Ashford? Maybe to get someone's attention or

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