Ethan stopped in his tracks.Janet’s words infuriated him.He had specially asked Garrett to deal with the issue, and the man had laughed at him for that.But in the end, she thought her schoolmate had helped her.Ethan sneered at her.

"Christopher’s family isn’t powerful enough to influence the company’s decision.What makes you think the Larson Group hired you because of him or whatever he had said?"

"Whoa! Calm down.How could you be so sure? Do you know the Larson Group well?" Ethan’s remarks amused her.She looked up at him and saw the unhappiness on his face.Her questions had rendered Ethan speechless.

A frown lined his forehead — he couldn’t reveal more information.

"I often hang out with people who work there so I know a thing or two about it," he said, trying to hide his disappointment.

"You’re a married woman.Even though we’re only a nominal couple, you still have to maintain a distance from other men." Ethan’s possessiveness surprised her.

"Chris and I were schoolmates; now, we are colleagues.Our relationship won’t go beyond that."

Biting her rosy lower lip, Janet looked into Ethan’s eyes.

Thinking that he might misunderstand her dynamic with Christopher, she explained, "I just met him when I walked out to get some coffee.We just hung together for a while — that’s it."

head, Ethan smiled and touched her silky

right.I see.Don’t keep your

flushed cheeks somehow

to the bus

her bag, looking

in front of him and asked, "Are we going home

drive from here.It’s too expensive to

took out two coins from her wallet and placed

"Here you are."

as he looked at the

are the precious daughter of the Lind family.Why are you hesitant to even take

his tone, Janet clutched the wallet tightly.She had almost forgotten that she was playing the role of spoiled

any savings.I’ve been at odds with my parents lately, so I don’t want to ask them for money.I’m broke now,"

fluttered as she averted her

coins in his hand.He remembered seeing Janet quarrel with her

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