Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 774

The moment Clara thought of Dylan, a coldness swept through her. Was the old man really planning to lock Dylan up now? Or did he have some other cruel plan in mind?

Her thoughts were a mess. She'd meant to head back to Palm Bay—at least there, everyone was on Dylan's side, and she'd feel safe.

But she didn't. Instead, she told Charles to stop the car in a quiet area.

She called Richard.

If anyone could help her now, it was him.

Richard had always genuinely supported her and Dylan. And with the Warren and Ferguson families so closely connected, he was the only one who might be able to get close to Dylan right now.

Richard was already at the gates of the Ferguson estate. When Clara's call came through, his face was unreadable.

She spoke quickly, her voice tight with worry. "Richard, can you help me?"

He stood by his car, eyes fixed on the old mansion. "Do you really love Dylan?"

Clara didn't get why he kept asking. "I..."

She didn't get to finish—he interrupted, "If you can't even figure out how you feel, what's the point of me going in? If I know the old man, he'll do whatever it takes to make Dylan forget you. That way, Dylan can go back to being the all-powerful CEO everyone expects. Maybe he'll even be shipped off overseas to fight for the top spot. Clara, if you don't love him, maybe the life his grandfather planned is what's best for him."

She knew he

with her, his life would be perfect-admired, envied

supposed to have anything to do with each

then she remembered last night-the way the wind

but was that

he really wanted most was just...

bite her lip. "I love

she said she'd go to any lengths for Dylan,

like she was some heartless girl, torn

Dylan? That wasn't possible. If

Richard spoke up again. “That's enough. Loving him, even if it's complicated, is enough. It'll make Dylan happy. I'll go check on him for

let out a shaky breath, her eyes stinging. "Thank you.

breathing on the line.

was a big deal- everyone who was anyone had come to

entryway, seeing familiar faces

to be found.

grin said

Here

too late.

about him as much as everyone thought,

was clearly the best day Simon had