Chapter 281

"Mr. Smith..."

"Clara!"

They spoke in unison, their voices colliding in the tense air. Dylan's eyes were a storm of mixed emotions, with a flash of hurt beneath it all. "It's me. What's your plan now? Going to hold me at gunpoint like last night?"

Clara was caught off guard. He seemed genuinely shaken by the previous night's events, so much so that his tone was different from the norm.

She knitted her brows slightly. "Don't take last night to heart. It was unavoidable."

"Heh, you aimed a gun at me, and you say not to dwell on it?"

"I wasn't trying to kill you. Last night you... never mind. I believe the whole Wellington family incident wasn't your doing."

him, frowning. "But Mr. Smith, you've been acting a bit off these

questioned her felt as if their relationship was more than just boss and employee, yet

"

she got back to her desk, she was completely drained. Being soaked from the rain didn't help her mood either. She decided to call it

clothes, was sprawled out on the couch,

quietly, noticing how diligently Cole was working on

back out, this time to the hospital to check on Quinn. She wanted

Quinn's hospital room, she overheard

to do with

well have been. You all had it coming. Who told you to treat me like dirt? If I'm going down, I'm taking

hard. Quinn's

by her daughter's look,

that look? Do you think I owe

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