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."

Dawson family, she had met Richard several times and naively

his lighter, a slight

silence in

to be too blunt, to keep things

this, wondered what was going on in Jeffree's mind to make

to eavesdrop, so focused on listening that she almost missed

frowned and then relaxed. If she were Richard, she'd have Jeffree

she heard Richard ask casually, "Who put you up

wouldn't have

flushed with embarrassment as she realized

doesn't matter who sent me. I'm here to stand up for my boyfriend. He

turned to his men.

bodyguards moved

they seized

police!" she yelled, only to be silenced

spotting the unfamiliar number and raising an eyebrow before tossing the phone to

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