Taylor scowled and said, "Clara isn’t like that!"
"But hasn't Clara made a choice between you and Emmett? Otherwise, she should be standing by your side now!"
"Snap out of it! Clara isn’t going to come running back to you! You hurt her so badly before; I'm a woman, so I know why she's keeping her distance from you now! But I'm sure she still has you in her heart."
Taylor thought of Clara's eyes just now; he didn't see much longing or love in them, and it seemed she was just determined to cut ties with him.
"I'm not sure if what I'm doing is right or wrong."
"Then let me ask you, do you think Emmett will stay with Clara forever? Don't you know Emmett has had a woman before; he even had a kid with her?"
"Weren't they just a surrogate that the Melendez family hired?"
Isn't this common knowledge in the business world?
"The Melendez family said it was a surrogate, and you believe it! You're so gullible! No wonder you believe everything your mom says."
"Emmett is a playboy with specific fetishes! He's being so nice to Clara now because he wants her to fall completely for him! Once Clara really falls for Emmett, he'll torture her until she can't take it anymore! Just like his last woman."
Taylor clenched his fist, "I can't let Clara be in danger!"
"See, you're getting it! Try to show up around them more often, try to make Emmett misunderstand and let Emmett see you with Clara! Got it?"
"Mhm... I get it."
...
The car ride home was very quiet.
The silence somehow made Clara feel uneasy.
She has nothing to feel guilty about; where's this unease coming from?
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