Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 374

"Clara?"

Hearing her name, Ryan's head snapped up, and suddenly all his pain seemed to vanish. Hope sparkled in his eyes. "Really? Did Clara really send you? Why won't she come see me?"

It was Sarah who had made her way in, having jumped through hoops to get there. Clara sure was strict with her brother.

A knowing smile flickered on Sarah's lips. Megan had nailed it; Clara had a tough exterior, both with herself and others, but she was a total softie when it came to the family and friends she vowed to protect. Her so-called 'guarding' was really just her way of keeping Ryan safe. If he kept spiraling, his life would be over.

Sarah's grudge against Clara fit perfectly with Megan's scheme to make Clara suffer.

club, Clara had singled her out, just a quick look at Dylan and a cool ten grand,

more. But if Clara was just going to mess with her, Sarah was ready to make her pay,

get pregnant. With a child

had a naive heart. Once he had a child, he'd step up as a dad. Every hurtful thing Ryan said

life got, the guiltier Clara would feel about Johnny. Sarah admired and feared Megan's knack for

looks and his lack of romantic history. With Clara's backing, it wouldn't be long before he'd be worth billions. Sticking with Ryan at his lowest would eventually make Sarah the esteemed Mrs. Bradford. Seeing

tanking the Bradford family stock. Clara's been overhauling the whole company and

Clara still cared.