Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 413

Ryan couldn't bring himself to meet Sarah's gaze. Panic had him in its grip. He avoided looking at Clara too, his head hanging low, the picture of defeat.

Clara had seen this side of him too often, and it only added fuel to her frustration. "Ryan!" she snapped, grabbing the front of his shirt and making him look up. "Tell me what's going on in your head. If you're choosing Sarah, then I wish you both the best."

Ryan shook his head, tears spilling down as he bit his lip hard. Sarah was also in tears, standing beside him. "Ryan, are you really going to leave me? If so, I'd rather just die!"

With that, she got up and ran headlong into the wall without a second thought. The impact left a bloody smear, and she nearly passed out.

Ryan jumped up, startled. “Sarah!" he cried. Blood streaked across her forehead as she looked up at him, tears still flowing. "Ryan, I swear I won't be a burden. I want to keep this baby. If I can't, I'll die with it."

Ryan held her tightly, his eyes pleading as they turned to Clara. "Clara..."

herself questioning everything. How had things gotten

times. You didn't answer, and that's when Sarah came into

had paved a path for Ryan's downfall. Her coldness had let Sarah

Clara, you and Mr. Ryan are family. You should show more understanding. He leans on you, trusts you. He'd do anything for you, even if it

told the guard, "I get it. Thanks

had thought leaving Ryan to fend for himself would toughen him up. But she'd forgotten how sheltered his upbringing had been. He was too trusting, too easily influenced, especially

She had let Sarah

wheel, feeling a deep exhaustion settle in—one that went beyond physical tiredness.

of heading to Z's, she drove home, slipped into the bathtub, and tried

to the living room. Her phone