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."

didn't say anything, just took a few quiet sips of water

the next room. She's doing alright, thank goodness the wound was just on her shoulder. If it had been her stomach, it could have been much worse. Oh, and while you were out, Moonlight finished their investigation. Turns out the drunk guy had a murky past with one of

gaze, her head pounding with pain.

even on

laugh. "Why don't you go ask

flicker of understanding crossed Simon's eyes, and he sighed. "You're talking about Amy, right? Dylan's spoiled her rotten. She's fearless and doesn't know when to stop. You don't know, 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

felt a heavy weight in her chest, unsure

door,

sheet. Her eyes immediately welled

I'm so glad you're

hard, juggling multiple jobs, and this was just a cruel