Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 765

Chapter 765

He glanced up, a small smile tugging at his lips. "Thanks," he said softly.

She'd only picked up the flowers on her way over-never imagined they'd actually be the comfort he needed right now.

Clara stood up, eager to shift the mood. "I'll go find a vase."

Dylan stayed put, watching her as she wandered into the foyer, stopping a housekeeper to ask for help.

He kept his eyes on the bouquet, brushing his fingers over the petals, lost in thought.

Clara quickly found a vase, trimmed the stems, added water, and set the flowers inside.

She barely had a chance to step back before someone from the old estate showed up at Palm Bay, insisting Dylan head to the temple to handle the funeral arrangements.

Dylan's face fell, his eyes turning stormy.

Clara felt a knot twist in her stomach. The old man was only doing this to make things harder for Dylan, wasn't he?

People in their circle were already whispering that Dylan's bad luck started when he met Clara-the so-called jinx who brought nothing but misfortune to the Ferguson family.

Dylan hadn't been so cold to the old lady, the whole drive

me all she wanted was for you to be happy. If your grandfather's so sure

him forward a few steps before remembering his legs and quickly asked, "Do you need your

paused, then shook his

to buckle his seatbelt. "We'll be back early. You can't

back and murmured,

took Clara more than two hours to drive to the

gutted nearly half the grounds, but somehow the main altar and the

monk greeted them with a quiet "Amitabha," then handed

blaze had been so fierce that, aside from a few

almost everything

ash. What was

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sealed in the

Dylan to take it, but he didn't

voice slow and heavy. "This was the old

was destined

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