Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run novel Chapter 355

The officer watched as Clara acted with such determination and quickly pulled her aside. "Ms. Clara, please, take a moment to calm down."

Clara was genuinely furious, her anger clouding her judgment as she rubbed her temples. "Officer, I'm ready to fully cooperate with your investigation."

She had been so focused on other things over the past month that she’d neglected Ryan, thinking as long as he was with Cole, everything would be fine. She never imagined he'd get into such a big mess.

In a hurry, she called Cole and found out his family had been sick, so he'd been guiding Ryan remotely. Ryan had been acing his online courses, so Cole hadn't mentioned anything to Clara.

Cole's voice was cautious yet serious. "Ms. Clara, is something wrong?"

The fewer people who knew, the better. The Bradford Group was already in a shaky position, and if this got out, the company's stock would crash.

Clara brushed off the call with a few vague words but was still uneasy. It wasn’t until she spotted the news trending online that her mind went blank with shock.

Typically, such news wouldn’t make the top of the trending list, but the whistleblower claimed that a young CEO from a big corporation was among those caught. Everyone was buzzing with curiosity, waiting for the name to drop.

Clara was instantly overwhelmed, still clueless about who was manipulating Ryan. Her mind first went to Greysen, then to Quinn. After thinking it over, Greysen seemed the most likely suspect.

Ryan’s eyelashes fluttered, and then he covered his face with the blanket, crying softly. Clara had once told him he’d have to grow up someday. She just didn’t expect the cost of growing up to be so harsh.

She yanked the blanket away. "What right do you have to cry? The person behind all this is about to expose your arrest online. If we don't stop it in time, both you and the company are finished. Even now, you refuse to tell me who’s behind it?"

Ryan bit his lip, tears streaming down as he shook his head. Clara felt the urge to slap him again. But she was starting to piece things together. Ryan had his flaws, but he valued family above all else. Otherwise, Quinn and Naomi wouldn't have had such an easy time manipulating him.

He had once openly despised Clara, but after she slapped him a few times, his only retaliation was to throw harsh words. She took a deep breath, grabbed the cup beside her, and held it to his mouth, forcing him to drink.