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.”

pushed, forcing Elio to meet her gaze.

clamped his mouth shut. “No one’s threatening

Clara could clearly

compete with

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

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do anything to hurt him!” Clara frowned. “If I hadn’t married Emmett and started living as husband and wife, I might have considered you. But it wouldn’t be because I have feelings for you, but because I appreciate all you’ve done for me and your care for Alex! I hope you can understand my situation! You keep calling me over; I sneak around to see you; I

you’ve fallen in love

way, then I’ll tell you, I do have feelings for Emmett; I don’t rule out the possibility of falling in love with him! At least right now, he holds

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

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

The Melendez Group

office and glanced at the schedule

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