Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 82

Ryan's temper flared up in an instant. "Yeah, so what if I bullied him? What's it to you? I asked you to cook for me, and you flat-out refused. You've been MIA for ages and dodging my calls. Are you planning to cut ties with us? If you decided you don't want me as your brother, why should I listen to you then?!"

Ryan ended with a touch of bitterness in his voice. He snatched his headphones, jammed them on, and gestured to his crew. "Why'd you stop? Keep at it. Teach him a lesson."

Clara noticed the young guy already had a face full of bruises. He glanced at her briefly, didn't ask for help, and just remained silent as ever. Clara rushed over, pushing the attackers aside. "Enough, all of you."

The group sensed something unusual between Clara and Ryan, and quickly turned to Ryan for direction. Ryan was young but had an unexpected authority about him. "Clara, are you siding with the outsider now?"

Clara stood protectively in front of the young man, her expression turning even colder. "Ryan, you're in college now. Do you think it's okay to hurt people like this? Without the Bradford family name, what do you have?"

Plus, those friends of his didn't seem like the best crowd, yet Ryan chose to hang with them.

someone he couldn't stand felt

After a long pause, he spun on his heel. "Fine,

be your real brother. I'm clearly just some stranger to you.

entourage, now without a leader, hurried to keep up. Clara finally turned her attention to the quiet young man. He seemed so professional earlier when he had shown her the car, but

buy this car, you'll get

"Yes," he replied.

a test drive. I'll

offered great perks, but he knew

guys hanging around Ryan, while not part of the elite circles, were seen as middle-class with a few small businesses to their names. They were eager