Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 755

The old lady sat up front, watching the city lights slip by, her sigh barely audible over the hum of the car.

"New York's changed so much. The Ferguson Corporation, too," she said softly.

Clara didn't answer that. Instead, she asked, "And if Tara won't let go?"

"She's always listened since she was little. Come on, let's pick her up. We'll go together."

Clara shot her a look. Someone who could leak those kinds of photos-could she really just walk away that easily? Maybe she'd underestimated what people were capable of.

They picked Tara up at six, just as the sun was going down. Tara slid into the back seat, her eyes landing right on Clara behind the wheel. No matter how much Tara might hate her, she didn't show it. She just asked, “Ma'am, are we heading to the temple now?"

The old lady nodded. "Sorry to trouble you both. Tara, I have something I want to discuss with you, too."

Tara's face was all calm respect, not a hint of emotion. "I know. We can talk when we get there."

Clara glimpsed Tara's eyes in the rearview mirror. Their gazes met, both of them unreadable.

up the mountain,

you

late tonight. Did you remember

for him right off the bat, Dylan's lips twitched in a faint smile.

be back before nine. Just go ahead

already knew about the mess at Ferguson Corporation. Still, her voice warmed him

two in

gentle with you. With others, even family, he barely shows

her eyes on the road and didn't

night in the private. room the way he'd lost control t had nearly driven her mad. Hearing his voice now, so gentle, so different from the way he spoke to her, made her want to scream. Every soft side of

Why her? Tara had known him the longest. But none of that seemed to

especially with her

Richard, and she'd tried, calling him that evening, dropping hints, but Richard wouldn't budge. He was arrogant,

locked on Clara's silhouette. If only this woman would just disappear. Why did Clara have

was here tonight; she couldn't afford to lose her cool. If she

sky was already

kind of place that almost made you believe in something. But faith had