Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 745

Chapter 745

The woman's lips twitched. Usually, lines like that were just clumsy pick-up

attempts—she'd been around long enough to know the type. But this reply? It was

a first.

Is this guy for real?

She sucked in a breath and walked away, her expression stormy.

Jackson, who'd watched the whole scene unfold, had to fight the urge to clap.

Nicholas still hadn't looked up from his phone, totally oblivious to Jackson sliding onto the barstool beside him.

"You've got guts," Jackson said, grinning. "That girl was obviously interested, and you just shut her down like it was nothing."

Nicholas barely glanced up, his mood already sour. "Scarlette's ignoring my calls. Maybe she's off with Morgan again. Lately, it feels like her job's more important than anything else, including me."

Jackson flagged down the bartender and ordered a drink, half-listening to Nicholas's rant about Scarlette. For some reason, his mind drifted to Kaitlyn.

pathetic, so when Kaitlyn

that she'd left him alone, too. No calls. No texts. Not even a hint of checking

it, but it still left a bitter taste in

married. Maybe she and her husband were so wrapped up in each other that she'd forgotten all about her little affair with

He was about

with some guy, laughing at something

grip tightened around his glass. His jaw clenched as he stood and

noticed him yet. She was still looking up at the guy, asking, "Is it cool

that fresh-faced,

hadn't been able to reach Clara, Eli, or Seth for weeks, so she'd spent every free moment scouting for new talent. She'd hit up every party, every event, hoping to find

eyes, easy smile, the kind

He reached out to take

someone else's long fingers

hand up to see

his fingers. "On the hunt for new talent, Kaitlyn? I thought you and your husband were still in the honeymoon phase?

flicked over the young guy, cool

guy blushed, stammered a quick apology,

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