Forbidden Captivity: Too Late to Escape

Chapter 355

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.

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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 nto

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.

She called Greysen, but he had already skipped the country and was living it up abroad. "Clara, | knew you'd

cbegging one day. You want to know who set Ryan up, don't you? Well, I'm not telling."

Clara had recorded their call. "Greysen, Ryan at least gave you a break."

"Ha! That's because he's too soft. Serves him right. Just like Johnny. That's why the company never went public.

If it were in my hands, who knows how far it'd go? Ryan inherited Johnny's stupidity. Those two should just

reunite in hell."

Clara hung up abruptly. Only Ryan knew the full story now. She stayed by his hospital bed, not leaving his side.

The hospital was close to the police station, which made it easy for the authorities to keep an eye on him.

When Ryan woke up, he stared blankly at the ceiling. He knew Clara was still there but didn't dare to look at her.

Clara played the recorded conversation with Greysen, the words echoing in the room.

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 tmanipulating 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.