Chapter 80
Clara tossed and turned all night, unable to catch a wink of sleep. In her frustration, she turned to the internet for some advice.
Clara: [My boss gave me a bath. Is our relationship still on the up and up?]
Clara: [Passed out from cramps, only to wake up and find my boss had changed my clothes and helped me clean up. What do I do now?]
After posting these questions in a forum, Clara felt hotter and more flustered than ever. The thought of facing Dylan at work the next day filled her with dread.
Her posts quickly drew a flood of responses.
[Are you sure this is your boss, not your boyfriend?]
[My boyfriend doesn't even treat me this well. Your boss might be into you.]
[Forget boyfriends, even my husband isn't this attentive. You don't seem to mind him—why not just get together?]
[Your relationship can't be that innocent anymore.]
Clara replied, insisting: [He has no interest in me.]
was met
not be interested? You're just not seeing it.
with
care of you when you needed it. That doesn't sound
was at a loss for words. She debated internally
[Mr. Dylan,
his reply
Dylan [Yeah, I'm up.]
what
Dylan: [Sure.]
change her clothes and clean her up? She worried about it for another half hour,
was as if he
wasn't anything special, but Dylan would have to pass it to get to his
finally calmed, allowing her to focus on her work. Meanwhile, Simon found himself nursing a drink at a bar, staring at his phone. Clara had transferred departments without a word and wasn't seeing him. He had a
stopped him. "Simon, Colton mentioned you've been
quite explain it, but ever since that incident at South Ashford, he'd been fixated on Clara. She wasn't as simple as he'd thought.
sorrows over my sister? She messaged me tonight, saying you'd come
his relationship with Clara and wouldn't take kindly to
Simon sat up straight. "She
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