Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run novel Chapter 752

Jackson went quiet, just like that. Richard could be bossy and reckless, but somehow, he always managed to hit the nail on the head.

Jackson let out a long breath and sank into his chair. “She just took me to meet her husband. Honestly... I don’t even know how to say this. For the first time, I actually feel like I lost to a woman.”

Kaitlyn’s shamelessness was honestly on another level. No one else even came close.

Richard leaned back, flipping through the papers in front of him. “Maybe that’s exactly why you’re interested. Remember that actress you dated? Wasn’t it because Alan tried everything to keep you two apart? You’ve always had a thing for people who push back.”

“Hey!” Jackson shot back, half annoyed, half impressed. How did Richard always read him so easily?

He changed the subject. “Colin, then tell me—what’s going on with Dylan and Clara?”

Richard’s smile faded. He set the papers down. “Not something I want to get into. Anything else?”

Jackson’s frustration boiled over, and he hung up without another word. But even after the call ended, he couldn’t shake the irritation buzzing inside him.

*

Clara had been at Ferguson Corporation from morning until night. After she fired Aliyah, no one else dared stir up trouble.

What she didn’t know was that Aliyah, after twenty years at the company, still had enough connections to reach out to Walter.

The old man’s expression darkened when he heard Clara was helping Dylan at the office. He called Dylan directly.

“You’re letting some woman run around your company causing chaos?”

Dylan had already read through a stack of comics that day. Now, his voice was calm. “Clara can handle it.”

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