Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 201

He turned and walked out of the office, determined to eventually catch Dylan's clever maneuvers.

Clara was getting pretty tired of Simon's constant gossip, which made things awkward between her and Dylan.

As she turned to leave, she noticed Dylan trying to stand up, but he accidentally knocked over his coffee cup, spilling it all over his suit pants. He frowned a bit, awkwardly bending down to clean up the mess.

Clara quickly stepped in, grabbing some tissues from the desk to help out. "Mr. Dylan, please sit down. Let me take care of this." His leg was clearly bothering him, but he didn't seem like the type to ask for help.

Dylan slowly sat back down, watching her carefully as she cleaned up the spill.

Clara tossed the tissues in the trash and grabbed a mop to wipe up the coffee on the floor. Just as she was about to put the mop away, she heard him speak.

"Ever since my leg got messed up like this, I feel like a burden."

she must've heard wrong. Could someone as strong as Dylan really feel that way? Guilt tugged at her. His injury was her

bad guy.

saw your interview on Wall Street-you were amazing. Plus, you looked great doing it. By

coffee cup and set it beside him. Dylan's fingers tightened around the cup handle. "What if it

it was all on her. After a few moments of deep thought, she squeezed

Clara quickly let go of his hand. Nobody could handle seeing a strong man

save the day or being someone's hero.

"How long

know all the details, your leg

felt like she was being teased, but hesitated to pull

with her hand for a few minutes before slowly letting go. "Remember

straightened up quickly, "I won't, but I've

to find the guy who kept pestering the Bradford family for money. He was the key to exposing Quinn, solving Hugh's problems,