Chapter 42 Clara tomed to Ethan and thanked him softly . As Ethan was about to respond , his phone buzzed with a familiar ringtone . He quickly excused himself , taking his phone as he walked out to answer the call . Seizing the moment , Ryan leaned closer to Ciara and held up his phone , displaying a WhatsApp Qt code . " Ms. Salford , let's exchange contacts . If you ever need anything , you can always contact me Clara didn't see any reason to decline . She would be worlding here for a long time and wanted to maintain good relationships with her colleagues . Taking out her phone , she exchanged contacts with everyone at the table By the time they'd finished adding each other , Ethan retumed . His usual calm demeanor was gone , replaced with an uncharacteristic tension . " Sorry . Something urgent came up at home . I need to leave right away , " Ethan said as he grabbed his car keys from the table . He hesitated briefly before glancing at Clara . " Ms. Salford , are you going to be okay getting home ? " Stone . Go handle your business . I'll be line . " clara quicidy reassured him , " Don't worry about me , Mr. Sto " I can give her a ride , " Ryan chimed in immediately , eager to step in . " It's no trouble at all , Not wanting to delay Ethan further , Clara nodded in agreement , Ethan gave her one last look before rushing out . Half an hour later , the dinner wrapped up , and people began leaving in small groups . Ryan approached Clara with a friendly smile . " Are you ready ? I'll drive you home , " The walk back would have taken over an hour , so Clara hesitated briefly before nodding " Thank you , Mr. Chase Lappreciate it . " " No need to be so formal , Ryan said warmly . " We're colleagues now , and I wouldn't teel right letting you walk home alone at this hour . " Standing off to the side , Nina watched the exchange with growing frustration . She had followed Ryan here , even taken on this teaching position in such a remote apea , all because of him . Yet , he'd never treated her with the care and attention he was now lavishing on Clara . And for what ? just because of her face ? " Mr. Chase , " Nina called out , smiling sarcastically . Since when are you so chivalrous ? You never seem worried about me walking home alone . " This was the third time Clara had felt a strange hostility from Nana Glancing at Ryan , she began to piece together what was happening . Taking a small step back , she subirly distanced beerself from Ryan . Though she didn't know exactly what their relationship was , Nina clearly viewed her as a threat , Ryan noticed Clare's movement and sigled quietly , throwing a sharp look at Nina . He had to hold himself back from losing his temper . It Clara weren't here , he might not have been able to restrain himself Luder Ryan's icy place , Nina talieted , clutching her bag tightly . She didn't dare to continue provoking Clara in front of him . When Nina finally fell silent , kyan relaxed and tumed back to Clara with a sandle . " It's getting late . Shall we ? " the walland over to the car and opened the passenger ( at tilata . " What about Ms. Foster ? " Annuyeure flashed briefly in Ryan's eyes , but he quickly masked it wi with a polite Loue : " Ms. Foster was just joking earlier . We're neighbors , so she'll come along , too . cobediently followed Clata into the car , settling into the backseat without a word . The ride The car's heater sleepy and awkward and the wannth intensified the effects of the two glasses of wine Clara had donk . She began to feel slightly lightheaded and 20 minutes later , the rar pulled over on the main road near Jara's home . She thanked iyan and opened the door to step out . Ryan Imunediately followed , leaving Mind facing silently in the backseat She glared aggris at them but stayed in the car , nat daning to contront Ryan . 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