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."

a second, then back at Charles. "Bro,

that?"

called "bro" in front of everyone gave Charles a weird

embarrassment and pride.

glanced at Clara and immediately noticed something was

with a

be calling me

eyes were pure and clear. She turned

"Is that true?"

his lips together, not saying

crossed his arms

your Atlantic

you?"

talking sense into Charles was

eldest Chesters could keep him

night

wouldn't have shown

flash of

eyes, but just

him on

are these

you wanted to see?"

anger was

ringing again-another overseas call.

doctor saw his chance and hurried over

You should

hesitant step forward, then turned

phone, frustrated. For the first time ever, he

up Mitch's

but when he said nothing, she walked forward another ten

and looked back

to catch

all of a sudden, dozens of guns aimed right at him.

every second