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 off

was parked under a sprawling oak tree, its thick branches casting shadows that enveloped the vehicle. But she knew

a hand to push him away, but his kiss only grew more determined. "You lied to

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

be living alone

barely

from the front seat to

could feel his body trembling slightly, clearly from

he was really

patted his back, trying to calm

Z's idea of comfort was

"Z!"

was getting frustrated. She was genuinely exhausted, with work tomorrow

in his pursuit, causing

into her shoulder, as if punishing her for a

by the

head, planting a soft kiss on his cheek, trying to

calm down. I didn't mean to lie, and I wasn't planning on spending the whole night taking care of