end, so no alar

to the couch with her sketchpad, turned on the TV

ly, her finger hovered as a familiar face popped

sed mid

way he sat, back straight and eyes sharp, gave off a strong, unshakable presence. Every an

a lot of buzz lately about your health. Some investors are worried-will

lifted her coffee but forgot to drink, eyes f

ly aware of my health, and it doesn't affect my judgment. More importantly, Mi

act, effectively turning a

n, watching that powerful man speak li

ut her chest felt like

ing's meeti

f Ryan's real estate projects under the Morgan Group. And some of the luxury brand collabs are on hold too. Looks lik

f serious, half gossipy: "Word is,

n's expressionless but chill

that putting hands on you comes

ed in her head

t reall

he coffee chat was a

raised whoever exposed it as a sort of vigilante hero, other

iend of mine in IT said some hacker group is digging int

. "Why go after

they want the uploader to have

around. She grabbed her cof

sat back at her d

Donald

urgency. "Carol, the Morgans reached out. They want you to take down that original video ASAP. No need

im off. "No

it more sensible? The Bennetts and Morgans do business toge

ly? Donald Bennett, where was that sense of family when you cheate

y breaking through.

ather. Mine died

ng back the lump in her thro

p, casually dragging his

ssage from Sophia po

deo poster! The comments are full of trolls foaming at the mouth, yel

Carol, I know you didn't do anything wrong. But if those

ught up in this mess... maybe it's ti

ng at the hostile comments on the screen

was scared-she h

What if things escalated and

specially anything p

one a little tighte

e: "Don't bring troub

ng the Mitchells' name... Would he ju

she did feel... a ti

n out of the so-called

n the Mitchell Gr

e more thing. The online buzz around that video? Someone's steering attention toward the original

nts the whole time, but hearing "Mr

ession and felt a chill run down his spine. That

ame calm and unreadable a

met Ethan's calm and unreadable gaze, he quickly straigh

the boss keeps saying he won't clean up after his wife, but isn't tha

ight as well officially bec

ished. Not only was the post gone, but the topic had also been majorly suppressed.

Honestly, who else besides Ethan c

st was quietly replaced by

r phone rang

me to drive you to and from work f

dots. "So you're the one who han

ho had his eyes closed like he was resting. "Ma'am, Mr. Mitchell is

t, Ethan opened his ey

u had this much

with Ethan for so long, he'd never once see

entley parked by the curb. She climbed in and leaned closer to t

e for Carol's playful antics by now. He just ke

even blink. "

ust shot him a mischievous wink. "But y

n: "

before heading straight to the liv

r him, just slippe

d the warm scent of food slowly filled the quiet ho

k a bit, exhausted. But his eyes drifted - almost involu

e... it'd been a long

his nose, and somewhere deep in his chest, that usua