A Night of Desire

Chapter 370 - 363: Delivering a Vicious Slap

"Mom, we’re not in a hurry. We can go some other time," Clara Grant said as she sat down beside her. ’How can I possibly leave her here all alone when she’s like this?’

"By the way, Mom, what happened just now? I heard from Mr. Jarvis that you suddenly ran a red light..."

Before Clara Grant could finish, Skylar Hayes smiled and explained, "Sigh, I’m getting old, and my mind isn’t as sharp as it used to be. I was on the phone with you and saw the red light, but it didn’t register. I just kept walking forward, and that’s what led to this whole mess."

As soon as she finished, she immediately changed the subject, steering the conversation back to them hurrying over to the Quinn family’s home. "Oh, come on, how can you be in no rush? Meeting his parents for the first time is a big deal! How can you agree to go and then just back out at the last minute?"

Seeing that Clara still had no intention of getting up, Skylar Hayes gave her a little push. "Come on, I’m fine. I’ve already recovered. You two should get going."

She glanced at Seth Quinn. "Seth, hurry, take Clara and go. Don’t keep your parents waiting."

"Mom," Seth Quinn said, glancing at Clara Grant, "we should take you home first."

Of course, he knew she was worried about Skylar Hayes. Going to the Quinn family home was important, but her mother had just had a scare, and they couldn’t just ignore that.

So, he decided to let her make the call. If she was too worried about her mother to go to the Quinn family’s home, he would respect her decision.

Just as Clara Grant nodded, Skylar Hayes stood up. "Go home? What for? I still need to go grocery shopping. You two, hurry up and go. If you’re really that worried about me, just come back and have dinner with me tonight. That works out perfectly. I’ll just go buy some extra food."

Without waiting for either of them to object, she turned and walked away.

Clara called out and started to go after her, but Seth Quinn held her back. "Clara, let’s just listen to your mom. She seems to be doing okay. Besides, couldn’t you tell? She’s really happy that I’m taking you home to meet my parents. So let’s just go along with what she wants. We can just come back and have dinner with her tonight."

Clara Grant watched Skylar Hayes’s receding figure and finally relented. She nodded and followed Seth Quinn back to the car.

Seth Quinn started the car and drove off.

The car that had been tailing them slowly started up as well. The man behind the wheel called Autumn Shelby as he drove. "Miss, they’re on the move again... Yes, it looks like they’re heading to the Quinn family’s home... Understood."

Autumn Shelby hung up the phone and let out a cold snort. The man she’d sent to tail them had called earlier to report that Clara Grant’s mother had apparently been in a minor car accident. She had assumed that with her mother in an accident, Clara wouldn’t be going to the Quinn family’s home today.

’Who would have thought she’d be so desperate to marry up into the Quinn family? She’d actually abandon her own mother for it. She just *had* to go to the Quinn family home, no matter what!’

Just as she was thinking this, she got a call from Chloe Grant.

Autumn Shelby answered, and Chloe Grant’s excited voice came through the phone. "Autumn, I got it."

’Excellent!’ Autumn Shelby thought, delighted. "Okay, drive to the Quinn family’s house now and wait for my signal."

After hanging up, Autumn Shelby felt a surge of triumph. ’Hmph, fine then. Since Clara Grant is so eager to be humiliated, I’ll be more than happy to oblige and make sure this slap in the face is a hard one!’

With that thought, she floored the gas pedal, speeding toward the Quinn family’s estate, which was already coming into view.

...

Meanwhile, at the main residence of the Quinn family, Sienna Hale was instructing the staff to arrange fruit platters and brew tea. She was also busy coordinating with the kitchen to prepare lunch. With her future daughter-in-law on her way, she had even personally reviewed the menu.

In the midst of her bustling, the doorbell rang. Sienna Hale turned and called to a housekeeper, "Mrs. Cheney, please get the door! That must be Seth and Clara."