Whether Ethan Walker now had any suspicions toward Lena Hayes remained unknown. But after conferring with Aria Reed once again, Lena made a decision. She decided not to admit to anything that had transpired in South City that night! In other words, Ethan might have his doubts, but without any concrete evidence, no matter how he interrogated Lena, she would never break. Lena had finally managed to establish herself in the Lenkas City market. She could not let Ethan banish her under any circumstances. Aria left. Lena, as if waiting for a death sentence, was awaiting Ethan's return. But by noon, Ethan hadn’t returned; instead, someone from the Hales residence had come. It was Ethan's stepmother, Ella David. With manicured, blood-red nails combined with slender and white fingers, every move she made exuded flamboyant elegance. She pulled out a check from her bag, put it on the coffee table, and pushed it toward Lena. With cold, siren eyes glaring at her, she started. “Miss Haye
Hanging up the phone, Ethan Walker looked at the surveillance footage on his computer, not caring whatsoever about Lena Hayes' dispute with Ella David. Since he did not believe any of it at all. On his computer screen was the footage. It was currently very quiet, a chilling kind of silence. Ever since Lena took him home, there had been no one coming out from or going into the room. The longer the footage played, the darker Ethan's eyes grew. He picked up his phone and dialed a number. The call was quickly picked up from the other end with a respectful, "Sir!" "Release the news of the wedding..." Ethan's eyes sparkled with a forbidding coldness. It was about time that he put paid to some people's dreams, he thought. At the Eclipse Court, Lena felt an intense chill envelop her body, compelling her—for reasons unknown to her—to wrap her blanket tighter around herself. The cleaning lady, Ann, had just finished sweeping the entire house from top to bottom. Now, she was in the kitchen p
A sense of pride swelled within Lena Hayes' heart whenever she talked about her house. The long period that she'd gone through by scrimping and saving had not been in vain. She nodded. "Yeah, I just bought it last year, and I got the keys only last month." Now she was eagerly waiting to save enough money for renovation. Ethan Walker gazed at her naive face. When she talked about her house, a certain glow shone in her eyes. It was evident how much she cherished her house. No wonder she, who was usually docile to a fault, had dared to openly rebut Ella David. Ethan tapped his slender fingers rhythmically on the table, sending Lena's heart pounding. His tone always carried a profound and mystic depth with it. He had always been unreadable, but more so now with the video weighing on her chest. Would he interrogate her now or leave it for later? She wished he could make it quick and get the matter done and over with. Lena was distraught. On observing her apprehensive demeanor,
Lena felt powerless in the face of it all. One should never lie, and she learned the lesson the hard way. One's memory would get all jumbled up when real events collided with untrue lies. Facing Ethan's sharp eyes and seeing his demand for an answer, Lena felt like crying. She took a deep breath and steeled herself. "Three times!"Marcus was a highly intuitive person. He would ask the same question if he had suspicions. Cleaning up three times within two hours... Lena imagined it was enough of an answer. Or so she thought.But Ethan's gaze on her became even more dangerous.Lena felt a lump in her heart, question after question flashing past her mind: Had she made a mistake? Had he cross-examined Marcus before he came home? The top of her head tingled as she cursed herself for not admitting it earlier, and now she found herself at a dead end. She couldn't handle facing Ethan. Just as she was about to grit her teeth and take the guilty plea, Ethan let go of her chin.His cold voice ech
In Mia's world, marriage was a matter dictated by parents and arranged by matchmakers, and she still maintained that even if she regretted having followed her mother's advice. Within her heart, traditional values still persisted. Now Lena was not only married but mentioned a pretend marriage, completely overturning Mia's ingrained beliefs. When she was asked by Mia if she had been tricked, Lena felt a headache coming on. "No, and don't overthink this." "Where are you now? I'll come find you!" Whatever Lena said seemed to go completely unnoticed by Mia, who was wracked with worry. "I'm fine, really, don't worry." "How could I not worry? When Granny passed away, she asked me to look after you..." Mia's voice was breaking. At the mention of Granny, Lena felt as if she had been pierced in the heart, a throbbing pain spreading from within. Mia began to sob before Lena could say anything: "You didn't even tell me something as important as your marriage. How am I supposed to face Gran
Seeing that Lena was determined to go out but unwilling to call Ethan, Jenny felt really uneasy. After some thought, she said, "Then shall I come with?" Not to mention that Lena was of a certain status, even without it, Jenny would still feel worrisome seeing her go alone. Seeing Jenny's persistence, Lena nodded. "Alright, you can come with me." As for her teacher, she figured there was nothing to hide. Her relationship with Ethan was purely professional, which was why things got complicated when their marriage was revealed. She didn't have to provide further explanation to Ethan even if Jenny met Master Adams. Lena and Jenny left together, but Jenny still managed to make a quick call to Marcus while she was getting changed. Ethan was in a meeting when she called. After receiving the call, Marcus knocked on the door and entered. Although Clara was with him in the meeting, Marcus didn't leave the task of notifying her; instead, he went directly to Ethan. He whispered a few words
Lena Hayes clutched her torn knit cardigan, slipping stealthily away from the suite. As she closed the door, she saw the man lying still in bed, his eyes tightly shut. She sighed with relief. She pondered about what had happened the night before. When she had taken advantage of his drunken stupor to shamelessly seduce him to bed, she felt immense regret! Touching his taut abdominal muscles in wild abandon had been euphoric... However, she then remembered that he was her boss. He was the stern, serious man she was terrified of, and she shivered at that thought. Indeed, chasing temporary pleasure led to disastrous consequences. Lena's legs trembled, and she fled from the "crime" scene. Upon reaching the dormitory, she steadied her breath before opening the door, pretending as if nothing had happened. Her roommate, Aria Smith, was applying makeup, meticulously dabbing adhesive on her false eyelashes. She wanted to slip into the room unnoticed but was caught off guard when Aria
Lena found out, she would be in terrible danger! Among all the women who vainly hoped to get into Ethan's bed, none of them had a good ending... Lena was introduced to the company by her. Not only would Lena be finished, but Aria and even the whole Smith family would be implicated! "You've utterly messed up!" Aria quickly moved far away from Lena, afraid of getting tangled up in the mess. Seeing Aria reacting like that, Lena's eyes became redder. Feeling a bit aggrieved, she explained, "I drank on his behalf several times last night, and then... things got a little out of control..."Aria fell silent. Ethan Walker was a man admired by the women in the entire company and Lenora City. However, he was someone who could only be admired from afar and not be trifled with! Lena actually dared to harbor such thoughts and even made moves on him! "You've been by his side for three years. Don't you know that he's untouchable? "Even if you have feelings for him, couldn't you at least consid