Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run novel Chapter 822

A hint of sweetness bloomed in her chest, then vanished just as quickly, leaving a sharp ache behind. Clara set down her toothbrush, splashed some water on her face, and tried to steady her nerves.

When she walked into the living room, he was already there, sitting quietly on the couch.

After a good night’s sleep, the coldness he’d carried yesterday had faded a bit. He kept his eyes down, then slid a cup of soy milk across the table to her without saying a word.

Clara sat beside him, took a sip, then finally asked, “Last night when I went out, your grandfather’s people stopped following me. Did you do something?”

Had he finally decided to cut ties with the old man?

“I told him to stay at the family estate,” Dylan replied, his voice calm but with layers she couldn’t quite read.

Clara looked him up and down, suspicious. “And what about the Ferguson family overseas?”

She knew his grandfather’s influence in the Capital ran deep—there was no way he’d give up on Dylan so easily. This sudden calm felt like the calm before a storm, as if everyone was just waiting for something. But for what, exactly? No one knew.

He and Dylan were at a standstill. Neither side was winning.

“Rai’s gone back,” Dylan said. “To him, I’ll be returning to North America in a month, so for now, he’s not paying much attention to me.”

Clara watched him, worry tugging at her. She couldn’t help but lean closer. “But isn’t that dangerous? Dylan, if you’re really going to North America, I want to go with you.”

His fingers tightened around his fork, so hard he nearly bent it.

Clara frowned, her voice soft but insistent. “Did it never cross your mind to bring me with you? You said you liked me, didn’t you?”

She really had to wonder, did he mean it? If he did, how could he not think about her at a time like this?

“I did think about it. I just thought you wouldn’t want to go,” he said quietly, eyes fixed on his plate. “If you want to, I won’t go to North America at all. I just want… to stay with you. Just live quietly together.”

Even if they did nothing every day but watch the plants grow in Palm Bay, that would be more than enough for him.

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