Two Times The Charm Novel (Clara and Emmett)

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.”

there really is someone threatening you?” Clara pushed, forcing Elio to meet her gaze. “Speak up! Elio, is there something you can’t tell

clamped his mouth shut.

Clara could

a nutshell, I want to compete with Emmett

in the middle?” Clara calmed herself down, trying to avoid escalating the conflict with Elio. “I’m already married

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have no reason to resent Emmett, so I can’t 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

in love with Emmett?”

rule out the possibility of falling in love with him! At least right now, he holds

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

really am, but what

The Melendez Group

a supplier, Emmett returned to his office and glanced at