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.

those who'd have to starve

see

hat, a braid, and dark sunglasses, looking every inch the

Clara, she sneered, giving

looks like she waits tables somewhere. Even if you can buy

her lip, her cheeks

Megan behind her, keeping her cool as she looked

that

at Clara,

haven't even begun! You troublemaker, you made Quinn cry every day, drove her into depression. And at Ferguson Corporation, you dared to throw documents at me! Running into me today is your unlucky

beat, Clara swung her

and she held her wound,

wait! I'll have Dylan fire

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

the store entrance, then turned

her head. "Maybe we should check out someplace else. Ms. Eden wasn't wrong, this stuff is

says you have to buy to look. Besides, I'm in a good mood since I started dating. I'll get you

smile, though her

of matching slippers and spotted a few white shirts

feet and solidly

dinner sometime? My treat. I'm just curious to see what kind of

about it. If he's not up for it, I won't push him. I'll ask, but he's probably not keen on going out right

to picture Clara with someone like that. Megan swallowed hard,

moved fast, done all the usual couple stuff, and we're really happy. But he does get riled up easily. Normally he's gentle, but when he's mad, he's a tough one to