Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 265

Clara instinctively pulled her hand away from his grip. He stood there, stunned for a few seconds, before quietly letting her go. Without a backward glance, Clara rushed after Megan, her anger at Eden now redirected towards Dylan. She was only human, with her own emotions and temper. If it weren't for Eden tonight, none of this would have spiraled out of control.

By the time they reached the hospital, Megan had already been whisked away into the emergency room. Clara was feeling awful herself. A sharp pain gnawed at her stomach, her vision blurred and fading. Before Megan was even wheeled out, Clara collapsed, setting off another wave of panic in the room.

When she finally came to, she found herself staring at a stark white ceiling. Someone was holding her hand, and as she turned her head, she saw Simon. His eyes were red-rimmed, but they lit up the moment he saw she was awake.

"You're finally awake!" he exclaimed.

Clara's voice was a bit raspy. As she was helped to sit up, Simon quickly handed her a glass of water, preemptively cutting off her cough. Even now, he couldn't resist taking a jab at Clara's boyfriend.

"You've been out cold for so long, and where's your boyfriend, huh? Not even here to check on you? Clara, seriously, he's unreliable. Doesn't he even know how to pick up the phone? Seeing you lying there was terrifying, and it made me feel terrible."

just took a few quiet sips of water before asking, "How's

worse. Oh, and while you were out, Moonlight finished their investigation. Turns out the drunk guy had a murky past with one of the female employees and knew that spot was where they took breaks. He went back, not

with pain.

bruises even on

let out a bitter laugh. "Why don't you

but back in high school, she nearly injured another girl for good. Even though our family paid a lot to smooth things over, she never learned. Dylan got so worried she'd get into more trouble, he even assigned bodyguards at her school.

weight in her chest, unsure of what to

a knock at the door,

sheet. Her eyes immediately welled

I'm so glad

juggling multiple