Chapter 15
race bound it ridiculous. She didn’t even bother responding and moved in walk
But he suddenly grabbed her wrist and pinned her against the wall. “Or, are you trying to drive a wedge between me and Alice?
Grace fell an intense itch in her palm. She really wanted to slap him right there and then.
Just then, the door of the CEO’s personal elevator slid open it was the first time she saw Echan in his wheelchair
He wore a dark suit, and his posture was regal even while seated. He excuded a cold presence that seemed to keep others away.
His face looked as striking as ever, an flawless it was almost immed.
nicht now, Grace and Tancey were far too close, their bodies overlapping in a way that could be easily misunderstood
She was about to shore him away when Ethan’s key, detached voice rang out, “Henderson Group Employee Handbook, Section 41. Noolfierromance”
Achilles down Grace’s spine-
it seemed the misunderstanding was only being reinforcnt.
And Yancey, instead of stepping away, made things worse.
“Eihan, Grace is just throwing a cantrum. I was calming her down. Alter all, she’s my fiancée, Can’t just let her sulk because she followed me here for work, right? She’s never been good at housework, and she business affairs, She’s not cut out for this place.”
Grace deltaick It was funny how he never remembered she was his fiancee when he was in bed with Alice.
She needed to end this engagement right now, or this would just disgust her to no end.
Before she could speak, Ethan’s paze landed on her
Something about the way he looked at her made her entire body freeze-
his sharp gaze seemed to plece right through br.
The atmosphere in the hallway grew tense, and everyone seemed to be suffocating under the weight of his presence.
Yancey’s face bad gone pale, his hand on deace trembling slightly.
She noticed and scolded internally, “Coward”
Ethan marred has wheelchair and headed toward another corridor.
The moment he left, the at around them seemed to lighten immediately
Tanor let out a sigh of relict and meteerd, “Eikun hasn’t been to the office for after ring to the country. Why did he suddenly came in today?
Grace shoved him off. “Yancey, didn’t you want to break of the engagement? Let’s set a date, Inform both fails, and get it
done over a meal”
Yany thought he was hearing things. All these years, he had been convinced that Grace would never suggest breaking off the engagement And yet, she did just that disdainfully
A flicker oftewelled up inside him. He grabbed her by the throat. “What did you say? say that again?
Yancey had grown up in the Henderson family and was treated like royalty. He got whatever he wanted.
No one had ever dared to reject him he that
acer was a renowned beauty, and she had chased after him relentlessly for five years, but he had only thought of her as annoying throughout those live And now, she was saying she wanted to break things oct? “Grace, I’ll admit, this tie trick of yours has piqued my interest. Are you trying to provoke me
because I’ve been ignoring you? up. Only I get to decide when this engagement ends. You don’t get asay
“Don’t forget, the last time brought up breaking it off, you throw yourself off a bridge. If you hadn’t done that, we would’ve been over a long time ago.”
Grace’s neck hurt, and her cheeks were flushed red from his grip
She raised her hand to slap him, but he caught her wrist
His expression darkened “Tonight, F’ll take you to dinner. Stop making a scene.”
Themoment he finished speaking, Grace’s koreshot up and hit him square in the groin.
Yancey instantly doubled user, breaking into a cold sweat
She adjusted her winkled blouse. The cheap fabric was already creased from his rough grip, and one of the buttons had even popped off, it made it look like she had just done something indomit
“No thanks, Vanery I wouldn’t be able to eat sitting across from you. Go find Alier instead. And just so we’re clear, I meant what I said I’m breaking of the engagement. I’ll let our families know when tharer time. After al, the Landest family had always sided with Alice.
“You woulda’i date!”
She absolutely would dane.
A strange sadors swelled up inside her, and she let out a long sigh. Maybe she had really loved Yancey ener
But after losing line memories, all she could think about was how utterly blind she must have been
She turned and
walked down the corridor, wanting to familiarize herself with her new workplace.
And then, at the rotort, she can straight into Fihan agalii.
His garlanded on ber disheveled shirt and faint red marks on her neck
‘At a glance, it didn’t look like she had been choked instral, it looked the something much more intimate had just happened. Elbanacwed his eyes at her.