Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 74

With Simon's usual temperament, you'd think he'd immediately cut ties with Clara, but surprisingly, he didn't. Instead, he decided to call up Casey to get to the

bottom of things.

When no one picked up, Simon took it upon himself to track down Casey's whereabouts.

The night before, Casey had been knocked out so fast he hadn't even caught a glimpse of who'd done it. He'd assumed it was just someone stepping in with a sense of justice.

When Casey woke up in the hospital, he was fuming. He wasted no time doctoring some scandalous photos of Clara, which were downright indecent.

Ha! That girl had the nerve to act all innocent around him, and now he was going to blow her cover wide open.

Just as Casey was about to leak the photos, the hospital room door swung open, and Simon walked in with a determined stride.

"Did you spend last night with Clara? And did you take any photos of her?" Simon asked directly.

Casey didn't really know about Clara and Simon. "So what if I did? Isn't money her ultimate fix? These snapshots are from last night. If you fancy them, Mr. Simon, I can set it up for her to entertain you tonight."

wasn't really in it anymore. Seeing Clara sprawled naked in another guy's arms in those

She's utterly shameless!

the phone from Casey's hand, his voice icy. "How much do you want to delete

realized that part. He hadn't expected Simon to confront him. He had once partnered with Ferguson Corporation, and when he tried to re- establish that, they turned him down.

your company again. This time, I hope Ferguson Corporation won't dismiss my proposal. If you agree, I'll delete these photos right away. You know as well as I do

between frustration over Clara's lack of discernment in men like Casey and anger at Casey's audacity. The project Casey was interested in had already wrapped up with another company, and changing that now would be a nightmare. Dylan would undoubtedly

worth squaring off

what he thought, yet he couldn't take his

fool around like that with others,

and

solely my decision. Changing partners means getting my uncle's nod. My uncle has a soft spot for Clara, so maybe try threatening him

you really sending me to Dylan to get crushed? I'm not

see another sunrise. Even Casey wasn't

three billion. If it goes your way, your position could leap two levels. It's

Human nature is greedy.

so don't worry about Clara's photos setting him off. He's never one to get worked up over