Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 367

Dylan stood there, head down, not saying a word. The room felt tense. Clara, feeling awkward but loyal to her friend Scarlette, hesitated to leave.

*Slap!*

The sound echoed through the hallway. Nicholas touched his cheek, trying to mask his anger with a forced smile. "Really, Scarlette? I don't get it. Every time we're together, you just toss me aside without a thought for my feelings. What does this older guy have that I don't? We were together not long ago, but look at him not a word, not even a punch."

If he ever found out about Scarlette and Morgan, he'd lose it completely. His misery would be everyone's problem.

Morgan adjusted his glasses, his voice calm and mature. "I respect all her decisions."

"Respect? More like cowardice!" Nicholas spat.

Scarlette took a deep breath. "Nicholas, enough. If you're going to have a meltdown, do it elsewhere."

"No way! Why do you treat me like this?!"

Nicholas had been spoiled by the Greenard family, always getting his way. Scarlette was the first to challenge him, breaking his heart and then distancing herself.

He had been nothing but passive and humble, and for what?

you can

her wrist.

other hand was in Morgan's grip, leaving the two men

a few steps away, observed the drama. Then she heard Dylan's soft voice cut

if the chaos around him didn't matter. Just then, the elevator arrived,

suggested, "Mr. Dylan, how

his voice icy. "Do

settle for that. Remembering the five million she owed him, Clara quickly added with a smile, "How about I bring the restaurant's chef to cook for you at

intense gaze made her uneasy. Just then, Aiden appeared, wheeling Dylan

if she'd annoyed Dylan again. His reasons for getting

before, crossing Dylan's boundaries and leading to her being

tried to intercept her, but Sarah, entranced by Dylan, approached him with a flirtatious

glanced at Clara, leaving her with a sense of

her off, "Ms. Clara, you promised I'd see Mr. Dylan again, but

given Sarah a hefty sum, solving her immediate problems. Sarah

understood. Dylan's looks could outshine any Hollywood star, and women couldn't resist him, especially with

fantasizing about a life with Dylan, forgetting her place. Clara's expression cooled as she turned to Dylan, "Mr. Dylan, you should