tunned for a few seconds. The b

s lady. Otherwise, I'll be forced to get the authoriti

d, her gaze landing on the young m

s an evil smile as he and Mia revealed all their

e was forced to re

ansformed into a friendly smile. "You see, this lady here is a scam. She entered this store not with the

" Cole smiled, slipping bo

t. I am used to their types every day. They come to these kinds of places where the rich

fell at the lady'

hat kind of intention in your mind? After all, who is the lo

Sir? Bums like her have foul mouths, they don't know the proper way to talk

p spilling out horrible and disrespectful w

rstly because the lady was wasting her time, and secondly,

her past life that he harbored so much hatred for her in his heart. He and

said in his soft voice. "But don't misunderstand her, Miss. I can assure you she can bu

nd said, "Sir, believe me.

ord. She is someone I know well, and I won't t

would accept Cole's offer. If it was in the past, she would

ainting anyways. Ethan was just outside, she

ng about t

ed into the room. Heavy footsteps came fro

nd turned around to be met with Ethan's glaring eye

on a narrow path. What now?

ing him up. But Ethan was not listening to the man's flatt

in the room. The people seeme

ce in the city, and they looked so shocked out

ets. "A–Are you also willing to buy the painting for her? This lady

re at the lady sent her body trembling. Then he glanc

dding, right? This store is my family's fortune, no one has ever dared to purch

mil

eyes dilated and th

ty mi

blinked rapidly as i

ty mi

knees. Tiny whispers broke out in the crowd, and more

Even as more sweat poured from his face, the middle-aged man looked

attendant, his dark expression returning.

ur wi

wd and the lady stuttered, looking

" Ethan's gaze swe

rd and handed it to the middle-aged

nting." She took the painting from the male staff's

herself. And throughout the ride to the ancestral mansion, a suppres

ore than a coincidence for Cole to

when Cole attempted to pay fo

shrank deeper i

day went by without her mentioning Co

an unrecognizable state, and Eve had been convinced that Cole was dead, until a few days later when Mia told her that Cole wanted to see her. Thinking