Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run novel Chapter 655

“Aiden, I want to ask him… Why did he say that?”

He’d said those words before. More times than she could count.

If you ever leave me, I’ll die…

Dylan was never the type to say things like that, but in the chaos just now, it slipped out.

Clara’s thoughts were a frantic jumble, desperate to make sense of it all, but Aiden had already turned away.

No one understood Dylan’s state better than he did.

Clara waited outside the door for two hours. When it finally opened, Dylan was in a wheelchair, head bowed, eyes closed. The only thing visible were his long lashes resting against his cheeks.

Pain stabbed through her chest. She hurried forward. “Dylan…”

He didn’t open his eyes, but his hands clutched the armrests so tightly that the veins on the backs of his hands stood out.

Aiden silently pushed Dylan toward the elevator. Clara trailed after them on instinct.

But when they reached the elevator, the doors were already closing.

Aiden glanced at her, his face tense but voice steady. “Mrs. Carter, the CEO’s condition can’t wait. Let’s talk when he’s back.”

Standing alone in front of the closed elevator doors, Clara felt like she’d somehow been left behind in a different world.

She wandered over to the stairs at the end of the hall. As she started down, her legs nearly gave out and she almost fell.

A housekeeper spotted her just in time and called out, panic in her voice.

“Ma’am!”

Clara gripped the railing, steadying herself. “I’m okay…”

Two housekeepers rushed over, worry written all over their faces. “You haven’t eaten all day, ma’am. Please, just a little? We made chicken soup.”

But Clara couldn’t even think about eating. Her stomach twisted.

Still, they gently led her to the table and set out the soup, along with some small dishes—mashed potatoes, steamed veggies, a bit of roast chicken.

“Ma’am, if you don’t eat, Mr. Carter won’t either. Please don’t do this to yourselves.”

Clara’s lashes fluttered in surprise. But confusion quickly settled in.

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