Chapter 54 A Tense Exchange

• Clara hung up the phone and dashed out without even removing her makeup. She needed to find Ryan and let him know what was going on. After all, she had participated in the competition, and it would be such an injustice to leave without claiming the prize money.
• But just as she stepped out of the backstage dressing room, she saw Ryan already waiting by the door.
• She froze, catching her breath as her wide, pleading eyes looked up at him.