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?

"Think you can just marry someone

her wrist. "We need

grip, leaving the

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

Just then, the elevator arrived, and Clara quickly ushered him inside.

they reached the lobby, Clara suggested, "Mr. Dylan, how about

"Do you really

the kind to settle for that. Remembering the five million she owed him, Clara quickly added with

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

His reasons for getting upset were always

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

Sarah, entranced by Dylan, approached him with a

assuming Dylan would remember her. But Dylan just glanced at

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

to think about Sarah. Besides, she'd already given Sarah a hefty sum, solving her immediate problems. Sarah had

star, and women couldn't resist him, especially with his wealth and

sight, fantasizing about a life with Dylan, forgetting her place. Clara's expression