Flash Marriage: Slow Down Mister novel Chapter 253

There were noises on his side just now and Clara seemed to have heard Laura's voice. She shook her head and warned herself not to overthink.

Seeing the phone hung up, Horace wondered if Clara was hiding something from him, judging from her weird tone just now.

"Horace?" Laura's voice interrupted his thoughts. "Can you give me a ride to the celebration party later? I didn't drive today."

Because the set of jewelry was really popular as soon as it came out on the market and the press conference was a success, the Solrace Corporation had decided to throw a celebration party at a five-star hotel for the design team.

However, Horace didn't intend to attend the party. "I need to go back to the company later to deal with something. Besides, everyone won't be able to enjoy themselves if I went there, you can take their car."

"Okay then." Upon knowing that he wouldn't be there, Laura felt a bit disappointed, but she didn't want to make Horace annoyed. "Take care on your way."

"I will," Horace replied, then he told everyone about it and drove back to the company.

"Sir, Mr. Darren Kirkland is waiting for you in your office," when Horace got to his office, his assistant stood up and said.

"Got it." Horace was a bit confused about why Darren would come see him. He knew that this niece of his had never liked him.

Sitting on the sofa in Horace's office, Darren had been waiting for him. He came here today to talk to Horace about Clara.

When the video of Clara and Laura in a coffeehouse together was posted online, Horace chose to believe in Laura. It was since that time that Darren began to think maybe Horace was still hung up on Laura. After all, he did like her very much before.

And after what had happened to Clara, he was surer of his guess based on the fact that Horace didn't even keep Clara company. He thought since Horace was still in love with someone else, he didn't deserve Clara.

As soon as Horace entered his office, he saw Darren lost in thought on the sofa. He only took a glance at him before he took off his coat and hang it on the hanger. Then he sat in front of his desk and asked, "What's up?"

"Since you don't love Clara, let her go," Darren raised his head and said straightforwardly.

With his eyes squinted, Horace looked at Darren and said in a cold voice, "What did you say?"

Without any fear, Darren looked into his eyes and continued, "She's now in the hospital while you are here, isn't it enough to imply something? Horace, since you don't…"

"She's in the hospital?" Horace got distraught in an instant as he heard Darren's words.

"You don't know?" Darren frowned in confusion when he heard Horace's question. "When we were in the hospital today, I saw her calling you several times. Didn't she tell you what has happened today?" Darren wasn't sure if Horace really had no idea or not.

"I was right." Horace thought to himself. When he was on the phone with Clara just now, he sensed something from Clara's tone. It turned out she was really hiding something from him.

"What happened exactly?" Horace asked in a stern voice, looking at Darren.

Seeing that Horace really didn't know, Darren told him briefly what had happened today.

"Valerie came to make a fuss at Ashlee's funeral today, she not only hurt Clara, but also told her that she wasn't Glenn's biological daughter. They did a paternity test and found out it was true. Mrs. Selman couldn't take it and passed out, now Clara is taking care of her in the hospital."

After he got the address of the hospital, Horace took his coat with him and walked towards the door.

When he walked to the door, he suddenly stopped, turned around and said to Darren in a cold voice, "I love Clara, so you don't stand a chance with her. Keep your eyes off of her." Then he left the office.

Hearing his words, Darren clenched his fists. He didn't know what went wrong. He came to declared a battle with Horace, somehow, he felt like a messenger.

On his way to the hospital, Horace couldn't get his mind of what Darren had said to him. So many things had happened today, Clara must be under a lot of pressure and he should be with her.

But why didn't she tell him about these things when they were on the phone just now? He had to hear them from Darren. Thinking of this, Horace felt a bit angry beside his worries for Clara. Wasn't he as important as Darren to her?

He drove fast to the hospital. After asking the nurse, he found Helena's ward.

He pushed the door open and wanted to ask Clara why, but he stopped his pace when seeing the scene.

Clara had fallen asleep sitting on the chair beside Helena's bed.

He walked over quietly and squatted down beside Clara. He had been a bit angry just now, but his anger disappeared the second he saw the tired look on Clara's face, all that was left was his sorry for her. After going through so much today, she must be exhausted.

Seeing that one of her arms was wrapped in gauze, his face darkened. He only allowed Valerie back to the country because Clara begged a mercy for her, but it seemed she didn't change at all!

Even in her sleep, Clara was still frowning. It seemed that she couldn't sleep well. Horace gently touched her face, feeling sorry for her.

When his hand touched her face, Clara felt a bit cold and woke up from her sleep. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Horace.

She was in a trance waking up from her sleep, it took her a while to realize she was still in the hospital.

"Why are you here?" Clara asked surprisedly.

Pointing at Helena, who was still sleeping on the bed, Horace grabbed Clara's arm that didn't get hurt and they walked out of the room.

"Clara, why didn't you tell me on the phone what has happened?" Horace asked her in a gentle voice.

Without answering his question, Clara asked, "You were at that press conference just now, why are you here all of a sudden?"

Hearing this, Horace realized what was going on. The press conference had been on live stream, Clara must have watched it on her phone. She didn't tell him what had happened today probably because she was angry with him.

"Baby, it was just work. Don't think too much, okay?" Horace said in a gentle voice.

"I see," Clara answered resignedly. She knew she had no reason to be angry with him, she couldn't ask him not to see Laura ever again, could she?

Assuming Clara had gotten over it, Horace put it behind and asked, "Does your arm still hurt?"

"I feel much better now." Clara felt better when she saw that Horace was feeling sorry for her. Then she went over what had happened today with Horace.

In Sean's office in the Solrace Corporation.

Sitting in front of his desk and seeing that the stock price of Kirkland Group had been falling, he was so angry that he threw the pen in his hand to the ground.

The Solrace Corporation was growing bigger and bigger and its product line had been expanding, overlapping with the business of Kirkland Group. So far, Kirkland Group had lost a lot of money.

Had Horace been going against him? Sure enough, he shouldn't have shown him mercy at all!

At this time, there were gentle knocks on the door.

"What now?"

Hearing Sean's angry voice, his assistant dared not go in and said outside the door, "Mr. Kirkland, you have a visitor."

"I won't see him. Just tell him I am busy now!" Sean didn't want to see anyone now.

"But, Mr. Kirkland, it's a beautiful lady, she said her last name was…"

"I said, I won't see him! Didn't you hear me?" Sean interrupted her. Beautiful lady? So what? He would see her just because she was a beautiful lady? What was with his assistant?

"Mr. Kirkland, you seem really busy." There came a voice of a woman, dripping with sarcasm. "You don't even have time for me?" Regardless of the assistant's attempts to stop her, she walked into Sean's office.

Seeing the woman, Sean widened his eyes and sat up from the chair, "When did you come back?"