Chapter 67
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The room wenn dead silent. The only sounds were her and Ethan’s breathing. In teh live the mergy radiating from him was seeping into her skin.
She didn’t really know Ethan, but it was impossible to miss how attractive he was in women. The thought startled her, and she quickly por up from the small stool.
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Gace huntled toward the does, but just as she opened it, his voice stopped her. “Thave Tim dve you home.”
“Sure, thank you.“.
But the moment she got in the car, repret crept in Ticily wasn’t friendly toward her. She could tell by the way he looked her over. Even from the back sear, she could feel the contempt in his eyes
When they pulled up to her place, she couldn’t keep it in any longer. “Mu Bennett, do you have something against me?”
Tim kept both hands on the wheel, his rone even, “Ms. Lambert, Istill don’t know what you’re after, but whatever it is, I’d be careful if I were you Mr. Henderson might let it slide once, but you might not get a second chance. He’s not exactly the forgiving type.”
No one would be able to stop Ethan if she pushed him too far.
Grace hadn’t expected a warning about Ethan’stemper from his own assistant Taher, than didn’t seem as cold and distant as everyone made him out to be.
She was about to open the door when Tim uldagain. “I mean it. Ms. Lambert. There’s no stopping him once control.”
Gare figured he just wanted her to stay inay from Ethan
be gave a faint smile. “I’ll keep that in mind.”
Tim could tell she wasn’t really listening to him. One day, she’d learn the hardway
Ethan was in the study by the time Tim made it back to the villa. The room beld an air of subtle sophistication. He sat in a chair with a book in his hands
He seed Tim walking in and asked. “You took her home?”
Tim hummed in response.
Lihan turned a page and tested a hand against his cheek, saying nothing
Tim waited about a minute before asking “Do we need to handle jestika?”
Ethan’s lashes fluttered slightly, but his tone stayed distant. “No.”
Even though Tim had been by ln’s side for years, he still couldn’t figure him out
just left the country
At times, it seemed like he cared about Grace. After all, he hadn’t said a word back then even though she was the reason he had spent two years with injured legs. He just without a word.
But other times, it felt like he didn’t care at all. He rarely mapped in or interfered in Grace’s life. Most of the time, he just stayed on the sidelines, only showing the slightest flicker of emotion in han eyes when she was near.
Meanwhile, Jessica called Chester, the man who had tried to assante Grace. She wanted to check if everything had gone as planned at the hotel and whether Grace was completely ruined. But Chester’s line was unteachable. A tikker ut excitement crossed jessica’s face.
her around longer?
Chester was kowe to mess with women for days. Was he ignoring her calls because he found race seiside that he wanted to keep ha Jessica similed, her mood souling Grace hadn’t shown up at the office today, which could only mean she had already born pulmed. Jessica bourried imo Yancey’s office and said hesitantly, “Mr. Henderson, I’must une if I should say this, but my friend saw ace go into a hotel last night with someone we’ve worked with
Van wy had been looking for an excuse
“Chester Ferves the wurd to work with lend ness Canup.”
↑ inumadiately booked up. “Are you sure? Who was she with?”
Yancey neatly support his pen in half. Everyone about the vile the
Things Chester did. He loved drugging women, taking compromising photos, and using them for blackmail. Il a victim refused to gre in, be’d ruin her reputation with those photos and videos. No one in these cines If that dida’i wak, heruiddrive them toile bună.
Yancey took a deep breath, kösexpressive darkening
fly for them since Chester hadenough money to buy their silence. And
Sensing his anget,
| Chace was damaged goods, Yancey’s reputation would take a hit right along with hers.
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