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CHAPTER 188
Jackson didn’t slow down until the city swallowed him whole. Streetlights blurred past his windshield, one after another, like accusations he refused to read. He barely remembered the drive—only the pressure in his chest, the tightening that made each breath feel borrowed. Dianna’s voice replayed itself mercilessly in his head. ‘I can’t’ Those words were simply just final. He took the first turn that didn’t feel familiar, pulled into the first place that looked dim enough to mind its business, and stepped out of the car without hesitation. The bar smelled of old wood, spilled alcohol, and quiet desperation. The kind of place where stories came to rot and he was a regular whenever things go bad at work, or he has issues with board members, if he doesn't go to his secret casino, he comes to this particular bar to blow off some steam. He sat at the counter. The bartender glanced up, assessing him in a second. “What’ll it be?” “Whiskey… neat.” The glass hit the c
CHAPTER 187
The door closed behind Jackson Milton with a sound too soft to be forgiveness and too final to be ignored. It was not the slam of a defeated man, It was the click of someone walking away because there was nothing left to fight with, he was hurt beyond imagining and that was worse than being defeated. This was his greatest fear in life losing Dianna but now, this was what was about to happen and he dreads it more than death itself and he wasn't going to give up. For a moment after, the mansion held its breath. The air felt as though Jackson's presence had left behind a residue, something sour and sharp that refused to dissipate. Even the lights seemed harsher now. Dianna remained standing in the center of the room, transfixed.. Her spine was straight, her chin lifted but the strength was artificial, the posture of someone who had learned long ago how to look composed while quietly unraveling. Finn watched her with the helpless restraint of a man who had fought many w
CHAPTER 186
The air changed the moment Jedro stepped forward. Gone was the silence of fear, gone was the trembling tension. What replaced it was heavier, dark, violent, and personal. Jedro Guler didn’t need to raise his voice to fill the room with the weight of his hatred. He simply existed, and Jackson felt cornered. Jackson forced himself to turn around, slowly. Jedro leaned one shoulder against the wall, arms crossed, eyes gleaming with ice-cold amusement. “Well, well,” Jedro murmured. “Look who broke into my father’s house like a stray dog.” Jackson swallowed hard. “Jedro… this isn’t your concern.” Jedro’s brow lifted lazily. “My sister is involved. That makes it my concern. In fact…” he tilted his head, “it makes it my favorite concern.” Finn didn’t interrupt, he simply let his son take the stage. Dianna stood frozen, torn between fear for her father and dread for her husband. Jackson took a step back—instinctively. Jedro’s eyes followed every movement with predatory calm. “Yo
CHAPTER 185
The two men stood face to face. Jackson’s anger surging and with Finn’s authority, it was more like two storms crashing in silence. “Move,” Jackson said. “Make me,” Finn replied. Jackson’s hands curled. “Finn… don’t escalate this.” “Who escalated it first?” Finn stepped even closer. “You lied to her, you deceived her worse, you hurt her and you think marriage entitles you to drag her home?” “I made a mistake,” Jackson snapped. “I did it to protect the Milton name. I did it because… because Steven was—” “Because Steven was what? A threat to your existence?” Finn pressed. “Because he posed a threat to your baseless ambitious nature?” Jackson’s fingers shook. “You don’t understand.. Steven would’ve taken everything—my father’s approval, the board, the legacy…” Finn cut him off with a sharp, mocking laugh. “So you nearly killed a man over insecurity.” “It wasn’t like that!” “It was exactly like that,” Finn shot back. Jackson inhaled sharply. “I love her.” Fin
CHAPTER 184
Finn inhaled sharply, Steven. If only he were here, he would have been the heir of the Gulers as he is a capable man. “You care about Steven,” Finn said. “Dad—” “Don’t hide it.” His tone sharpened. “Do you care about him?” Dianna looked away. “I care about fairness.” “That’s not what I asked.” Silence stretched between them like a pulled wire. Finally, she admitted, “I cared about Steven long before Jackson ever entered my life, besides he was my fiance we became friends but due to the love I had developed with Jackson from childhood… I just…” Finn closed his eyes briefly as though a missing puzzle piece had finally locked into place. “Oh, Dianna…” “Please don’t look at me like that,” she whispered. “Like what?” “Like you knew.” “Because I did know.” He exhaled. “You think I didn’t see the way you softened when Steven walked into a room? Or how you stood straighter when he spoke? A father doesn’t ignore such things.” Her knees weakened. “Dad… please… don’
CHAPTER 183
Jackson got to his feet, but his legs felt like lead. “Diana… I’m begging you. Please…” She shook her head, eyes glinting like shards of ice. “Begging doesn’t erase sin, Jackson. It never did.” His heart dropped as he realized the truth she wasn’t even saying, she might still love him, in some fragile, human corner of her heart but that love could no longer protect him. No words, no tears, no desperate pleas could shield him from the storm he had created. He fell back against the sofa, staring at the floor, the reality sinking in with a crushing weight. Romero’s threats, Steven’s survival, what the Guler's would do to him… they all paled compared to the devastation of losing Diana’s trust. The woman who had once been his anchor, now filled with rage and disgust, leaving him adrift in a world of his own making. Diana turned from the window, her face calm now, almost serene in its resolve. “I will not tell my father… yet,” she said softly. “But know this, Jackson, every li
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