Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 168

Inside the Moonlight lounge, Richard glanced at the shattered wine bottle on the floor and shook his head. "What a shame. That was some good wine."

Dylan leaned back, narrowing his eyes, lost in his own world.

Richard poured himself a drink and then filled Nicholas' glass, who had been silent all this time. He couldn't resist clinking his glass against Nicholas'. "Come on, Nicholas, why the long face at a dinner party?"

Nicholas gripped his glass tightly, his expression dark.

As the youngest member of the group, Nicholas was ruthless but still learning the ropes when it came to dealing with these seasoned veterans.

Richard chuckled softly, his demeanor carefree. His shirt was slightly unbuttoned, revealing his toned chest.

Nicholas downed his drink and then said, "My sister's been too quiet lately."

Richard burst out laughing, "Worried she's up to something big? Don't you think you're being a bit dramatic? She left Greenard Corporation on her own. If you didn't want her getting any inheritance, you could've just sent her abroad or made her disappear without a trace. Your folks adopted her thinking they couldn't have kids, right?"

Nicholas looked down, fingers gripping the glass tighter. "I never wanted to kick her out of Greenard Corporation; she chose to leave."

Richard leaned in, waving a hand in front of Nicholas' face. "You alright? You made such a fuss back then. Everyone knew you couldn't stand her. Scarlette's smart enough to know when she's not wanted. She's got her own way of doing things."

As he finished, he felt Nicholas' intense gaze, like that of a predator, fix on him. "What do you mean, Richard?"

slightly, a playful grin on his lips. "What do I mean? My family's pushing me to settle down. Maybe

on the coffee table, shattering

up, repeating firmly,

but Dylan cut

puzzled.

youngest in their group; they usually cut him some slack. But Nicholas was known for his decisive and authoritative

genuinely didn't catch what

best kept

pressed his lips together, retorting, "I'm

"So our youngest member has a secret crush, huh? Congrats! Who is it? Surely not Scarlette? Aren't

seventeen, he had started handling the Greenard family affairs, developing an intimidating

it's not her. Your family would never go for it. Besides, hasn't Scarlette been seen with some guy recently?

words, sinking

left and right, then quipped, "Lucky me, I'll never fall for a woman. Too much

did he know, that when someone who's never been in love finally

***

pounding headache

her mind was drifting to the mark on her inner thigh. It was so close to a sensitive area that she couldn't help but wonder- could a mosquito really bite her there? How sharp

someone placed a file in front of her.

coffee and began sorting through

large, fairy-tale-themed amusement park on the outskirts of town. If successful, it would become the