Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run novel Chapter 280

As Clara slipped into her car seat, she felt utterly drained. A sleepless night coupled with a hectic morning had left her mind in a haze. She couldn’t shake the question swirling in her head: Who was responsible for the fire? Could it be Dylan?

Just hours after Quinn had stirred the pot with Dylan, the Bradford family was caught in a disaster, which made Dylan a prime suspect. Yet, Clara had crossed paths with Dylan before without incident, and he never seemed the type to hold a grudge.

Massaging her temples, she reconsidered. Perhaps Quinn had pushed Dylan too far this time. After all, Dylan had brought a gun into the mix, so suspicion still lingered.

Driving to Ferguson Corporation, Clara’s thoughts were a tangled mess. It wasn't until she settled at her desk that the world seemed to spin, prompting her to rest her head for a moment. But just as she was drifting off, a cold splash jolted her awake, soaking her and her desk.

Looking up, she met Eden’s smug gaze. Eden, with a triumphant grin, clutched a bucket she had snatched from a janitor. “Clara, I warned you. Every time I see you, I’ll make you pay. Either quit and vanish forever, or deal with this.”

Clara caught the snickers from her coworkers, as if they were amused by her misfortune of crossing the office diva. Wiping her face, Clara forced a smile. “Feeling better, Ms. Eden?”

Eden’s face contorted with anger as she raised the bucket to strike. This girl had the nerve to taunt her! Clara had landed her in the hospital, and today was payback time. But before the bucket could come down, Clara grabbed Eden’s wrist and threw a potted plant at her head.

Eden, still not fully recovered from her hospital stay, went down as darkness closed in. “Clara! I’ll make sure Dylan fires you today!”

Clutching her injury, Eden’s eyes burned with hatred as she glared at Clara. No, it wouldn’t stop at firing. She’d use the Ferguson family’s clout to make Clara’s life miserable.

Eden shot one last venomous look at Clara and stormed out, not bothering to stop by Dylan’s office.

Clara, drenched, shivered at her desk. Her colleagues were stunned by her boldness in standing up to Eden. Silence reigned in the office.

When Clara was summoned to Dylan’s office, she braced for a firing. But Dylan merely inquired about the Dawson family project.

Noticing her soaked state, he frowned, coughing slightly before asking, “What happened?”

Clara kept her silence.