Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 250

She took a deep breath and softened her tone.

"I'm heading out to grab those matching mugs and slippers right away. Just give me an address, otherwise, how am I supposed to track you down later?"

Z, surprisingly quick this time, rattled off an address. It was pretty out there, almost like the back of beyond, outside the city limits.

Clara did a bit of sleuthing online about the place and found it was surrounded by rundown factories, looking all deserted and bleak.

Her heart twinged. Had he been working in the shadows all this time and still couldn't afford a decent place?

She kept her thoughts to herself, simply saying she'd swing by that evening.

It had been ages since she'd hit the shops, so she arranged a mall meet-up with Megan.

Megan was game, and they met up at the shopping center.

While wandering through the luxury section, Clara's eyes landed on an eye- wateringly expensive pair of slippers-two grand a pair, and they were a matching

set.

Megan, all dolled up for their outing, whistled softly when she saw them.

"Clara, don't you think that's a bit steep?"

Clara reached for the slippers, but someone else's hand swooped in faster, followed by a mocking voice.

even think about these. They're not for those

to see

out with a hat, a braid, and dark sunglasses,

Clara, she sneered, giving

to impress? And your friend here, she looks like she waits tables somewhere. Even if

lip, her cheeks

her, keeping her

that

the slippers at Clara,

depression. And at Ferguson Corporation, you dared to throw documents

beat, Clara swung

from Eden's forehead, and she held her wound,

fire you! He'll make

solo to pick up a gift for Dylan, and now she was sobbing her way back to her car, dialing Dylan's

store entrance, then turned to Megan. "Megan, you

pale, and she shook her head. "Maybe we should check out someplace else. Ms. Eden wasn't wrong,

"It's all good. No one says you have to buy to look. Besides, I'm

smile, though her eyes

two pairs of matching slippers and spotted a few

he was at least six feet and solidly built. Megan

maybe you could bring your boyfriend out for dinner sometime? My treat. I'm just curious to see

up for it, I won't push him. I'll ask, but he's probably

to picture Clara with someone like that. Megan swallowed hard, "So, how far have things

her stuff. "Seems like you're really curious about him. We've moved fast, done all the usual couple stuff, and we're really happy. But he does get riled up easily.