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."

had met Richard several times and naively believed he might give her some respect for

flicked his lighter, a slight

uncertainty, the silence

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

was going on in Jeffree's

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

she were Richard, she'd have Jeffree tossed out and then deal

casually,

wouldn't have come here

with embarrassment as she realized Richard wasn't even taking her

doesn't matter who sent me. I'm here to stand

darkened as he turned to his men.

bodyguards moved towards

they seized her phone

to be silenced as

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

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