Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 809

Clara didn't say anything else. She picked at her breakfast, then wandered out to the patio to soak up some sun.

It had rained in the Capital last night, but today a rainbow arched across the sky- a quiet, unexpected promise. With one hand idly stroking Milo's head, Clara gazed out the window. Everything looked so fresh, so new, that she couldn't help but feel her mood lift.

She didn't look Megan's way, so she missed the flash of something dark in Megan's expression-a glint of scheming malice.

Clara spent the whole day just resting. Dylan's drama could wait. Like she always told herself: health comes first.

Later that night, Megan slipped out of her room, pretending she was just heading downstairs for a glass of water. When she reached the study, she tried the door, but the housekeeper was already standing guard.

"Ms. Megan, this is Mr. Dylan's study. No one is allowed in without his permission."

Megan kept her smile polite. "I brought Mr. Dylan some water last night and must have left something important inside. It's a keepsake from my family means the world to me. I just want to take a quick look. If I can't find it, I'll never be able to let it go."

The housekeeper hesitated. "Keepsake" was a heavy word.

After a pause, she nodded. “You have three minutes, Ms. Megan. Please be quick."

Megan wasted no time. She slipped inside and went straight to the drawer. Sure enough, there was a red-beaded bracelet and a simple ring, nothing fancy or branded.

They were together. Megan remembered that ring-she'd seen it on Clara's finger before. Wasn't this supposed to be a couple's set? If Clara had one, her boyfriend should have had the other. So why were both in Dylan's study?

Megan's lips curled into a sly smile. Well, well. What a plot twist.

Clara's boyfriend's death had to be Dylan's doing.

ring back. With the housekeeper outside, there

watching Megan go through the

the drawer and breezing out. "Sorry to bother you. I'll check

hadn't taken anything and was in and out in under a minute, so the housekeeper let

in her guest room, Megan was buzzing with excitement. She lay awake, running through all the ways she could break the news to Clara-and how to make it

the housekeeper told

go out so early? Is

call from

herself-no need to raise

she wasn't

for Clara's

left early to

with a critical notice last night. Aiden's legs were in bad shape-getting worse, actually. He'd

morning, it got really bad. Everyone thought he was done for, but somehow, he pulled through

was pounding until the doctor called her over, face

you want to save his legs, we'll need the top specialists back. They'rezall out of the country at a conference—best case,

in the Capital can pull those

Capital had their hands in medicine. It all came down to

the Warren family. The two most

stood up and called

anything. Those doctors answer to higher-ups-if I try to bring them back, I'd have

"

the authorities only made

down. That left Dylan. But would he