Chapter 768

After dinner, she wandered outside for a bit, played with MiloBuddy until he got

tired, then headed upstairs to get ready for bed.

Dylan was actually behaving himself tonight. He sat by the window, reading a

comic book. When he noticed her walk in, he quietly put his comic away and went

off to wash up.

Clara bent down and picked up the comic he'd left on the floor. She flipped

through a few pages, pausing when she spotted handwriting that looked almost

like hers—except it was way too childish.

She frowned, standing there, lost in thought for a moment. When Dylan came out

of the bathroom, she finally went to take her own shower.

Afterwards, wrapped in her robe, she opened her laptop and started working

through a stack of Ferguson Corporation files. She must have been staring at the

screen too long, because suddenly, Dylan's voice was right beside her.

"Something wrong?" he asked.

She startled, turning to answer, but he was so close that her lips brushed his

cheek.

His lashes lowered, eyes dropping to her mouth.

Realizing where this was headed, she quickly turned away, pushing him back a

little.

just grinned

what he found so funny. Clearing her throat, she mumbled,

was just... zoning out."

to that

some kind of warning.

her nerves were shot.

chin on her shoulder. "Will you come

the Ferguson family tomorrow?"

blinked in surprise. Her? Go with

would probably lose

why not? Let the old man get

him for things he didn't do and hoping he'd

up. What kind of

bubbled up again, making it impossible to focus. The words on

took a steadying

before she could finish, his

right at the

she could even

her lips were parted, and

of adrenaline

no time,

sliding up her

the back of her

holding her in place.

tried

wedged between

sensed her hesitation,

let go of her lips

kissing and nibbling

one.

Clara was more than just flustered. Heat rose up her neck, spreading

to the tips

away as if she could hide them.

disappear under the

he finally let her go. "Come with me in

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