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…

talk about us leaving the

Did your mom say something

that living with them is a real pain, and both Aiden and Alex think Grandma’s being too

asked, “Did your mom bad-mouth me

wouldn’t have brought

hands,” want our family to be peaceful, not always at

happily as she

and my mom. That’s why distancing ourselves is the only solution I can think

separately, my mom might feel relieved and even change her attitude toward you. Who knows?”

“If you think it’s necessary, I’ll

burn the midnight oil after you finish checking the design. I won’t bother you tonight.”

thinking she’d definitely wait for him

the blue, and she would have

to

a deep breath and shifted her focus back to