Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 99

Clara's palms were slick with sweat from nerves. She feld like she might not make

it to see the sunrise tomorrow. Every second felt like an eternity, dragging on painfully until a voice broke through the silence from outside.

"Clara! Clara, are you okay?"

It was Simon. Clara had never found Simon's voice more reassuring. She and Dylan hadn't spoken or made a sound for the past twenty minutes, and the silence had become overwhelmingly awkward.

"I'm fine. When can we get out?" Clara quickly replied, eager for some relief.

Simon had been trying to catch up with Clara and Dylan. He never expected the elevator they'd taken to break down. He was really starting to believe Clara might have amnesia, because why else would she be willingly near Dylan? Clara had always avoided Dylan like the plague.

Two years back, it was Simon who had talked Clara into approaching Dylan, which had led to Dylan's leg injury.

Simon was now frantic, shouting into the elevator. "Uncle Dylan, Clara had a car accident and doesn't remember much. Please cut her some slack—she's always been a bit impulsive."

initially, but now she wished he'd just zip it. Yet, Simon kept going.

mortified. She had indeed crossed a line with Dylan. No one else in the entire city would dare to sit on

again. "Clara, you hear me? Don't do

a deep breath, Clara's earlier excitement vanished.

yell

to speak to Dylan. Dylan's fingers drummed lightly on his wheelchair's armrest,

revealing the manager of Moonlight, who

home, so she couldn't just bolt. Hesitantly, she moved behind his wheelchair and gave it a gentle push. When he didn't object,

"You used to avoid Uncle Dylan like anything, but today you're sharing an

him away. "No, Simon. Quinn's pregnant now,

left wondering, trying to read Clara's eyes. If she knew about Quinn's pregnancy, why wasn't she even a

her hands trembled as she pushed Dylan's wheelchair. Memories of her time with Simon flooded back. They'd grown up together and were like childhood sweethearts. After

manager hurried over, visibly shaken. "Ms.

probably didn't want to see her right now, considering the elevator awkwardness. She stepped aside, instructing the

his brow. "Of