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?"

with surprise. She had once used Clara's mysterious background to provoke Sarah, hoping to stoke her jealousy. But now with Ryan bringing it up so seriously, she wondered if Clara really wasn't

into the Fitzgerald family! Megan's mood lifted, her grin spreading wider. "She did hint at it a few times, but she asked me to keep it quiet. I really can't say more. Once she gets her memory back, you can ask her yourself. Who knows, maybe before the

remembered something Clara had once told him: it's

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as warm after losing her memory, she

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family now, and who could tell what her true intentions were? And with everything that had happened with Sarah, 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 a dog's tooth inside, his voice rough. "Megan, I'm counting on you to help Clara regain her memory. You're her

was over the moon, her mind buzzing with plans. She replied quickly, "No problem at all, it's what