Two Times The Charm Novel (Clara and Emmett)

Chapter 297

Clara said, “I need to double-check the final design draft one more time; it might be up for review by everyone tomorrow. I got to go deal with it now, and you should hit the hay early if you’ve got nothing else to do.”

With that, she headed for her computer.

Emmett watched her retreating figure, a sense of unease creeping up…

He didn’t deliberately keep the news about the kid’s biological mother from her, he just felt it was too harsh to spill the beans.

Clara might seem easygoing, but she was thoughtful. She’d brought up the topic of the kid’s biological mother before.

If she wasn’t bothered, she wouldn’t have asked. He walked over to her, “I got something to tell you.”

Clara looked up, a sense of tension creeping up, “What’s up?”

A sinking feeling hit her, fearing that Emmett might have discovered something…

wanna talk about us

Did your mom say something to

pain, and both Aiden and Alex think Grandma’s being too bossy! A visit over

him, then asked,

have brought up

our family to be peaceful, not always at odds, which is not what you are constantly giving

as she

to explain. I get it. I-admit I can’t mediate between you and my mom. That’s why distancing ourselves is the only solution I

be as bad as you think. Once we start living separately, my mom might feel

pondered awfully, “If you think it’s necessary, I’ll go with

lifted Clara’s chin and kissed her lightly, “All right, don’t burn the midnight oil after you finish checking the design. I won’t bother

smiled, thinking she’d definitely wait for him to fall asleep before going to

would have to pay the

returned to bed.

She took a deep breath and shifted her focus back