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?

laughed. "Think you can just marry someone else?

her wrist.

other hand was in Morgan's grip, leaving the

few steps away, observed the drama. Then she heard Dylan's

as if the chaos around him didn't matter. Just then, the elevator arrived, and Clara quickly ushered him inside. Staying to

suggested, "Mr. Dylan, how about I

icy. "Do

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

happy, right? But Dylan's intense gaze made her uneasy. Just then, Aiden

again. His reasons for

used Sarah as a stand-in before, crossing Dylan's boundaries and leading to her being ignored for

by Dylan, approached him with

attractive and neat, assuming Dylan would remember her. But Dylan just glanced at Clara, leaving her with a sense of dread. She hurried

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

too busy to think about Sarah. Besides, she'd already given Sarah a hefty sum, solving her immediate problems. Sarah had once acted like she didn't need men anymore, so

any Hollywood star, and women couldn't resist him,

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