Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 675

The moment Dylan got back to Palm Bay, he called a doctor to check on her.

Clara had barely hit the sheets before she started complaining about the heat,

over and over.

The doctor's verdict matched what that stranger had warned them—it was just a

nasty side effect from the illegal drugs. Nothing to be done.

Dylan's face darkened for a second. He had someone fill a tub with cold water

and gently lowered her in.

But Clara barely noticed the chill. Sweat kept trickling down her forehead, her

whole body burning like she was on fire.

“Babe, I’m still so hot,” she mumbled.

Dylan wasn’t in his wheelchair this time. He crouched beside the tub, forcing

himself to look away from the lost, hazy look in her eyes.

He couldn’t forget what she’d said before—how she felt dirty.

He barely dared to touch her. His fingers tightened on the edge of the tub, lashes

lowered. “Just soak a bit longer. You’ll cool down soon.”

Clara’s cheeks were red, and she sneezed. “I’m hot and cold at the same time.

Can’t I just hold you?”

She tried to wrap her arms around his neck, but he dodged her gentle hug.

Her face fell. She sank a little deeper into the water, hugging herself.

Dylan stood up, grabbed a bathrobe, and headed to the guest room to take a cold

shower.

he came back, Clara was still soaking

heart ached for her—he hated seeing her like this—but there was nothing

he could do.

bathroom door just as she got out of

wall, her cheeks

her, but before he could, she hurried over, cupped his

kissed him.

wasn’t wearing anything, and for a second, he

hands.

voice puzzled. “Why

little shove, pushing him onto the bed. His bathrobe

suddenly. “You’re

know?”

seconds to react, then

“Yeah.”

was about to open the door—he needed to bring in Clara’s

like the

soon as he cracked the door, he heard

quickly closed the

until noon the next day that Dylan finally

up in his arms, only half her face peeking

was about to

say, “Sir, Mrs.

clothes, and got

around Clara before leaving.

had been on bad terms with him

let back in after handing over the deleted

footage.

a bit

noticed the marks on his

hand

body’s already in this state,

chasing after women? You’re going to be the death

rushed over the moment

had

past few days

so worried she

she’d