Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 223

Even though everyone else was seated, they all stayed silent, acting like Clara wasn't even there.

Clara kept her cool, but she was anxious about the rule Johnny had put in place years ago: any big project needed seventy-five percent of the execs on board.

Back then, Johnny wanted everyone to feel included, so he didn't give himself the power to just say no and shut things down.

Clara furrowed her brow and addressed the remaining executives, "I'll talk this over with my dad. I hope you all can come to a decision within three days."

Then, she walked out of the company. Today was her first time at Bradford Enterprises, so it made sense that this crowd hadn't warmed up to her yet.

To get her plan through, she needed to take the reins at Bradford Corporation. But that power wasn't something Johnny could just hand over. She needed shares. Asking for shares now felt like she might be seen as trying to cash in on the situation.

She's been on a hunger strike for a whole

coughing hard,

knew it wasn't the best time for this talk, and her eyes were red with emotion. "What can we do? The Ferguson family found out. When I went over

entirely genuine,

suddenly asking, "How do you know she's

all, Quinn was a

"But honey..."

too much. That's why she's

intentions aren't pure, she's always been good to me. Do you think Clara's any better? The moment you were out of commission, she rushed into the

knocking. She suddenly felt unsure of what to

continued to grumble, but Johnny said he was too

the door when Naomi emerged. Naomi wasn't looking at her with the same disdain as before, but her expression was far from welcoming. She suspected Clara had a