Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 674

Charles lowered his gaze and took off the flower crown from his head. He walked

over to Clara, wanting to put it on her.

But Dylan moved faster—he cut in between them and grabbed the crown right out

of Charles’s hands, tossing it aside without a second thought.

The tension in the air was razor-sharp, so intense it made everyone freeze.

Except for Richard, no one even saw how quickly the two of them exchanged

blows.

Charles had pulled a dagger, aiming straight at Dylan. But Dylan blocked it with

the flower crown he’d just picked up, like it was nothing.

Clara looked down, surprised to find the flower crown in her own hands. When did

she even pick that up? Her eyes darted from Charles to Dylan, trying to make

sense of it all.

Dylan didn’t look fazed at all. He knew exactly how dangerous Charles could be—

he was practically famous for it.

Clara’s voice was soft and a little confused. “Big brother, why are you two

fighting?”

Charles pressed his lips together and slid the dagger away. “Just be good to my

sister, that’s all.”

He’d barely finished speaking when Clara grabbed Dylan’s hand and looked up at

him. “Babe, can’t my brother come with us to the Capital?”

Dylan frowned, about to say no, but before he could get the words out, Clara

in and pressed a

she asked, sweet

a

Dylan had vanished on

“Alright.”

happiness crossed Charles’s face. He

him. The family doctor piped up, “Young master,

to talk to you. You’ll have to go

faded, replaced by

better. “It’s okay. You can always come visit me

Capital.”

then hesitated and

are almost

And I’ll leave the big guys

you? If anything happens, call

The “big guys” were

the eldest and Mitch couldn’t get him

else even thought about taking the

their trouble.

him

that, he was handing

for a few days—and he

with you,” Clara said gently. “I’m afraid you’ll have

play cards with if they’re

“Clara, wait for me. Promise you’ll

find you.”

gave him a bright

every

could barely

drawn-out goodbye. If

that Charles

romance and

his

killed him on

spot—several times over.

before Dylan could say a word, Clara was already sliding into the

“Come on,

all his

were inside