Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 54

Dylan's face was a blank slate as he wheeled himself away, clearly wanting to be anywhere but with Quinn.

Quinn quickly stepped behind the wheelchair. "Mr. Dylan, let me take you back."

Before she could even finish her sentence, a cold word sliced through the air. "Scram."

Quinn froze, thinking she must have misheard. She stood there, rooted to the spot, unable to react. It wasn't until the sound of the wheelchair faded into the distance that her anger began to bubble up, and her face flushed red. Her fists clenched, and her chest heaved with indignation. She'd never been treated this way before, and Dylan had the audacity to humiliate her like that!

On a night like this, he had run into her by chance and found themselves in front of the same painting. Wasn't he supposed to feel some kind of destiny or connection?

'Damn it! Dylan really doesn't play by the rules!' Quinn thought.

Seething, Quinn stormed back to her room. But as soon as she opened the door,

a man pulled her into a fierce embrace and kissed her passionately.

It was Simon.

Quinn thought about how Simon treated Clara indifferently but was so passionate with her, and her frustration melted away a bit.

"Simon, why aren't you asleep yet?"

"It's late. What were you doing outside?"

moon looked

had accidentally ended up together after a drunken night a year ago, they hadn't tiptoed around it,

wandered over to the west wing, which is quite far from here. Simon, you should check on Clara in the morning. She came all the way

twinge of discomfort

her back. Clara had even saved his life once, nearly drowning in the process, and he'd

through so much and only returned five years ago, and

for years. Quinn had helped Clara escape back then, but Clara

softly traced Simon's chest. "Simon, I don't want things to get ugly between me and my sister. I know she's always been wary of me and thinks I've taken everything from her. I

on her tomorrow, but don't put yourself down. It was my mistake for drinking too much and slept with you. I'm the one who

such a great fiancé. When she first came back to the Bradford family, everything felt alien. Simon's initial coldness and his devotion

started doing things to win Simon's sympathy. Gradually, his heart shifted towards

Clara, and she

she returned to the Bradford family, she

the attention, finding

on her door, but after ten minutes, there was no

a deer caught in headlights.

the house, why were his uncle and Clara living just

do

holding up. She messed up with those orders that couldn't be shipped,

neck. Was he really here to comfort Clara or to rub salt in

to the marks, pulled out his phone to

can you call Clara