Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 300

Ryan let go of her, immediately noticing the cut on her lip. He hadn't seen anything like it before and was caught off guard. "What happened to your mouth?"

Clara's lips were a bit swollen, and the cut made every word a painful effort. She gently touched her lips and walked over to the coffee table. "Is Greysen giving you a hard time again?"

"Yeah, he even brought a bunch of board members, saying I'm too young to run the company."

Greysen was nothing if not ambitious.

Clara settled onto the couch, her eyes catching the pile of documents filled with dense notes, all in Ryan's handwriting. A small smile played on her lips. After a good ten minutes of reviewing them, she was sure her brother was on the right track to success.

Just as she was about to speak, the doorbell rang.

Ryan held onto his shares, peace was out of reach. Plus, Greysen had already snagged ten percent of the shares from Quinn, making

respect for Ryan, who'd been thrust into the CEO role against his will. Everyone knew

and told someone to open

Clara on the couch. But they

Ryan a patronizing pat on the shoulder with a senior-like grin. "Ryan, have you made up your mind? If you agree, we can sign the papers right away. You'll get

anger, barely keeping himself from snapping. But

already said I'm

about my tone the other day at the office. There's no need for us to be at odds. I could introduce you to my son, and

Everyone knew Ryan doted on Clara. Getting her on his