Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 673

Charles went quiet. Whenever his big brother used that tone, it meant business.

If he kept pushing his luck, he'd probably be banned from the Chester family

estate for good.

A strange heaviness settled in his chest. It felt foreign. He never cared if everyone

over there hated him; honestly, he'd never given them a second thought. He could

have killed them all if he'd wanted-if anything, they should be grateful he hadn't.

Snide remarks, insults, gossip-none of it ever touched him. A butcher doesn't

care what the pigs in the pen are squealing about. He couldn't remember ever

feeling truly angry or hurt because of what someone said.

But right now? He actually felt terrible. Even the flower crown sitting on his head

felt like it weighed a ton.

"Hey, bro, you-"

He didn't get to finish. Suddenly, there was a huge commotion outside.

The manor gates collapsed, flattened under the weight of a dozen cars roaring

onto the property.

The cars screeched to a stop just beyond the garden, and Charles instinctively

tried to put himself between Clara and the chaos.

Then a man stepped out of one of the black cars-Dylan.

Dylan looked pale, almost sickly. The moment he spotted Clara, he lifted his hand

and waved her over.

"Come here."

out, looked at Dylan for a second, then back at

that?"

of everyone gave Charles a

embarrassment and pride.

at Clara and immediately noticed something was off.

looked up with a gentle

be calling

turned to Charles

"Is that true?"

lips together,

crossed his arms and raised

ready to give up your Atlantic shipping line? Didn't your

you?"

talking sense into Charles was

eldest Chesters could keep him in

night market photos online,

have shown up

flash of

Charles's eyes,

clapped him on

are these the

you wanted to see?"

anger was simmering,

ringing again-another overseas call.

doctor saw his chance and hurried over

You should

then turned back to

his phone, frustrated. For the

pick up

said nothing, she walked forward another ten

stopped and looked back at him

trying to

of a sudden, dozens of guns

every second