Chapter 262

“I’ve never been your possession; how can you say you’re giving me away?” Clara suddenly resented Elio at this point: “I appreciate you, and I know you’ve helped me a lot, but… I hope you can respect me.”

“You think I don’t want to respect you? I just now–”

His words hung in the air as he abruptly stopped speaking.

Clara was somewhat puzzled. “Could it be that someone’s threatening you?”

But she didn’t understand; she hadn’t crossed anyone. Apart from Emmett perhaps taking her for granted, why would anyone else target

her?

“I can’t say anything right now.”

to meet her gaze. “Speak up! Elio, is there

clamped his mouth shut. “No one’s threatening

normal.” Clara could clearly see this.

“In a nutshell, I want to compete with Emmett for you; I want to be with you!”

hard it is for me in the middle?” Clara calmed herself down, trying to avoid escalating the conflict with Elio. “I’m already married to Emmett, and he treats me

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as husband and wife, I might have considered you. But it wouldn’t be because

in

rule out the possibility of falling in love with him!

loss flashing in his eyes. “Why? Why, after all these years by your side, can’t you love me?

only say I’m sorry; I really am, but what you’re asking of me now, I can’t do

The Melendez Group

Emmett returned to his office and glanced

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