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?"

thought the moon

up together after a drunken

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

twinge of discomfort when he

him, and he liked her back. Clara had even saved his life once, nearly drowning

Quinn's hardships were heart-wrenching. She'd been through so much and only returned

the Bradford family for years. Quinn had helped Clara escape back

"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.

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

smile was sly. Initially, she envied Clara for having such a great fiancé. When she first came back to the Bradford

started doing things

that wasn't enough. She needed Simon to completely despise Clara, and she

family, she vowed to take everything Clara

in the attention, finding joy in Clara's

knocked on her door, but after ten minutes, there was no response. His patience wore thin until

a deer caught

many rooms in the house, why were his uncle and Clara living just across from each other? That uncomfortable feeling crept

what do you

She messed up with those

Simon's neck. Was he

the marks, pulled out his phone to call Clara, only to remember she'd blocked

can you call Clara