Chapter 33:

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