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."

she had met Richard several

flicked his lighter, a slight

wave of uncertainty, the silence in the room making her

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

wondered what was going on in Jeffree's mind to

had left a small gap in their door to eavesdrop, so focused on listening that she almost missed Dylan's eyes on

her hand, she frowned and then relaxed. If she were Richard,

ask casually, "Who put

have come here without

with embarrassment as she realized Richard wasn't even taking

me. I'm here to stand up for my boyfriend. He

turned to his

bodyguards moved towards

she stepped back, but they seized her phone

yelled, only to be

spotting the unfamiliar number and raising an eyebrow before tossing the phone to his guard. "Look into