Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 285

Chapter 285

When Clara woke up, it was pitch black outside. She glanced at her phone-nine o'clock already. Hadn't Ryan said he'd wake her at seven?

Quickly, she jumped out of bed, grabbed a shower, and changed clothes. As she made her way downstairs, she noticed a few neatly arranged dishes on the table along with a note from Ryan.

"Clara, I've gone to the office with Cole."

Feeling reassured, Clara smiled. With her and Cole's help, she was sure Ryan would turn out to be an amazing CEO.

She microwaved the food, ate leisurely, and remembered the notification she'd seen earlier. Sure enough, there was a message from Z.

"Please don't break up with me..."

The message was sent two hours ago, but she'd been asleep and hadn't responded. Now, she wasn't sure what to say, so she left it be.

After dinner, she drove back to her place. The past week had been exhausting,

and all she wanted was to crash into bed and sleep straight through to tomorrow, when she had to report to Ferguson Corporation.

But as soon as she opened her bedroom door, she was pulled inside with unexpected force.

There was only one person who'd behave like this.

"Z..."

he kissed her, a kiss full of

the way to the couch. Just as she was about to

up

his whole body trembling slightly. He was genuinely

him away, but he suddenly pinned her

"Z!"

the dim light, her

"Z..."

casually; now he

up and talk it out, but he seemed lost in another world, ignoring her

Clara found herself yielding to his repeated requests of "don't

up."

time passed, but eventually,

with no energy, just

he was like a machine that

enough, we're not breaking

to find it wet with tears. Startled, she

firmly, pressing it back to

nuzzled into her palm

could kick herself for taking her frustrations

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