Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 451

As Clara pinned the brooch, she felt the space between them shrink. Despite her efforts to keep things polite and distant, Dylan subtly pulled away as she leaned

in.

Quickly fastening the brooch, she sat back up. "Mr. Dylan, let's eat. You must be hungry too."

Dylan watched her as she cleaned the utensils, his fingers brushing the brooch that still held the warmth from her touch.

"Yeah," he replied, his mood visibly relaxing, which made Clara feel relieved.

Just as Clara was about to speak, a voice from outside caught her attention-it was Jeffree. She'd chosen this restaurant specifically to catch some drama.

Next door, Richard was in the middle of an important meeting when Jeffree unexpectedly burst in.

The Warren Enterprises team was present, but Jeffree boldly threw open the private room door.

"Richard, my boyfriend is your half-brother, the Warren family's illegitimate son. Why won't you let him have his share of the company? He has a legal right to inherit. Everyone's here, and you owe us an explanation."

Jeffree was not very popular in the Dawson family, she had met Richard several times and naively believed he might give her some respect

flicked his lighter,

felt a wave of uncertainty, the silence in the room making her feel

my brother. I'm trying not to be too blunt, to keep things smooth

this, wondered what was going on in Jeffree's

had left a small gap in their door to eavesdrop, so focused on

her hand, she frowned and then relaxed. If she were Richard, she'd have Jeffree tossed out and then deal

she heard Richard ask casually, "Who

like Jeffree wouldn't have come here without

she realized Richard wasn't

here to

eyes darkened as he turned to

bodyguards moved

back, but they seized her

yelled, only to be silenced as someone covered her

number and raising an eyebrow before