Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 258

Clara raised an eyebrow, clearly puzzled. "Why are you so certain about this?"

Simon gazed into her eyes, feeling a strange satisfaction. It had been ages since Clara had listened to him with such patience.

"Clara, even though I'm pretty full of myself, I know my skills aren't on par with those shrewd folks from big families. The fact that I've picked up some clues here means something. The person behind this might be a rookie, leaving traces because they're not used to doing this kind of thing. Your accident, the coma that followed—it was obviously an attempt on your life. I'll look into the driver's background to see if he's some long-lost criminal."

Hearing this, Clara realized Simon had genuinely been putting in the effort on the investigation these past few days.

"Thank you."

Simon's eyes lit up with happiness. He felt a wave of joy, thinking that even lying in bed right now was totally worth it!

"You should get some rest. I'll dig into the driver's history quickly, and once we catch him, we'll find out who's pulling the strings."

"Okay."

Clara got up and left. As she stepped out of the hospital, she yawned, her eyes watering from exhaustion.

But as soon as she settled into her car, she sensed someone in the backseat.

ran down her spine. Just as she was about to turn around, a searing kiss caught her

oak tree, its thick branches casting shadows that enveloped the vehicle.

away, but his kiss only grew more determined. "You lied to

was a mix of anger and hurt, as if he wanted to drown her

supposed to be living alone in that

can barely

didn't let her go, instead pulling her from the front

his body trembling slightly, clearly

seemed he was really upset

back, trying to

Z's idea of comfort was far

"Z!"

exhausted,

was too anxious, relentless in his pursuit, causing

she was about to speak, his teeth sank into her shoulder, as if punishing her for a minor lie with a

pain, baffled by the intensity of

planting a soft kiss on his

calm down. I didn't mean to lie, and I wasn't planning on spending the whole night taking care of him. I was heading home to sleep since I have work tomorrow. Can you please hurry up and