Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 499

As Clara was hustled into the car, she felt a flicker of anger, but it stubbornly refused to catch fire. She was trying to make sense of everything that had happened lately, but Ryan's sudden shift in attitude had thrown her off completely. She had no clue what was going on. The car sped toward a more desolate area, and all she could think about was staying alive.

On the other side of town, Ryan had barely settled into his own car when his phone buzzed with a call from Megan. His voice was cool, almost detached. "Megan, do you really have a way to help Clara get her memory back?"

Megan couldn't help but smile as she admired the gleam of her freshly painted nails, feeling the satisfaction of having everything under her thumb. She had promised to drive a wedge between Clara and Ryan after Sarah's death, and she had nailed it. "Ryan, I'll do my best to figure something out."

To Ryan, Megan was the only link to Clara's past before her amnesia—maybe she held some answers. "Did Clara ever mention anything about her background to you before she lost her memory?"

stoke her jealousy. But now with Ryan bringing it up so seriously, she wondered

"She did hint at it a few times,

something Clara had

says, but

been as warm after losing her memory, she hadn't

But he couldn't shake off the

trusting this version of Clara felt impossible. Exhaustion washed over him; his world felt like it was falling apart. Leaning back in his seat, he clung to a small bottle with

all, it's what I'm here for. Don't worry, as