Chapter 152
Julian gazed at the broken wine bottle on the floor in Velvet Eclipse’s private room, shaking his head. “What a waste. This was good wine.”
Ethan leaned back in his chair with his eyes half-closed. No one knew what he was thinking.
Julian poured himself another drink and then filled Damien’s glass. Damien had remained silent the entire time.
He couldn’t help but clink his glass against his.
“Damien, what’s with the long face? You’re out for dinner, not a funeral.”
Damien gripped his glass tightly, his expression darkening with anger.
He was the youngest among them, and although he was ruthless, he hadn’t yet honed his skills enough to face off against these guys.
Julian let out a soft sneer and leaned back in a carefree posture. His shirt was casually opened to reveal a broad chest with firm muscle.
Damien finished his drink, then replied, “My sister’s been too quiet lately.”
Julian suddenly laughed. “What, you’re worried she’s plotting something big? Isn’t that a little paranoid? She’s already left the Jensen family business. What more do you want?
“If you really don’t want her to get a share of the inheritance, just send her abroad or make her disappear quietly. Your parents only adopted her back then because they thought they wouldn’t have kids of their own.”
Damien lowered his head, his fingers tightening around his glass. “I never wanted to force her out of the Jensen family business. She left on her own.”
Julian leaned a bit closer, waving his hand in front of him.
“Are you okay? You made a huge scene back then, and everyone knew you hated her. Selene’s always been someone who knows when to step back. She knew you couldn’t stand her, so she left on her own. Honestly, she’s got some guts.”
As soon as Julian finished speaking, he felt the intensity of Damien’s gaze. “What do you mean by that, Julian?”
Julian casually raised a hand, a playful smile curling at the corners of his lips. “What do I mean? Well, my family’s been pushing me to settle down, so what do you think about me being your brother-in-law?”
Before he could finish, Damien slammed his glass onto the coffee table, shattering it into several pieces.
“No way!”
Damien looked up, his expression dead serious as he repeated, “No way.”
Julian parted his lips, ready to say something more, but Ethan spoke up first. “Julian, can’t you see it?”
Julian turned to him, confused. “See what?”
Damien was the youngest among the four of them, and they usually let him have
his way, but Damien was ruthless in front of outsiders.
He didn’t often emphasize something so seriously with them.
Julian truly didn’t understand what Ethan meant.
Ethan poured himself another drink, his fingers lightly tracing the rim of his glass.
“If you really want to hide something, you’ve got to bury it so deep you’ll even start
to believe it’s gone. That’s how no one ever catches on.”
Damien bit his lip and retorted, “I’m not like you.”
Julian glanced at Ethan, then at Damien. “I see. So, does our youngest brother have a crush on someone? Congratulations!
“Who is it? It wouldn’t be Selene, would it? Aren’t you two sworn enemies?”
Damien stood up abruptly, the force of his movement scraping the chair against the floor. He’d been managing the Jensen family business since he was 17, and his presence alone could overpower anyone.
“It’s not her.”
Julian leaned back in his chair and narrowed his eyes. “Good thing it’s not her. Otherwise, the Jensen family would never approve.
“By the way, hasn’t Selene been spending a lot of time with some man lately? She’s even a year older than Ethan. I guess she’s considering settling down too.” Damien was instantly silenced. He sat back down on the couch, his mood darkening.
Julian glanced to his left and right, then muttered with a mischievous grin, “It’s great, really. Someone like me would never bother with a woman. They’re too much trouble.”
Little did he know that when an unmoved heart finally met its match, that was when things got really dangerous.
…
Grace woke up with a splitting headache but forced herself to go to the office anyway.
She felt drowsy sitting at her desk, and her mind couldn’t help but wander to the mark on her thigh.
It was so close to her private part that she couldn’t help but overthink. Could a mosquito really have bitten her there? If so, how intense must that mosquito’s bite have been?
She had just stifled a yawn when someone placed a document before her.
“Grace, this is the cooperation project with the government. Could you organize the details?”
She then quickly sipped the coffee beside her and started reviewing the project.
The project was located on the outskirts and intended to be a large theme park filled with fairy-tale
romance elements. If everythingnet
went smoothly, it could become one of the hottest tourist destinations in the country. sŵnovel
However, an old hospital was on the site and currently had only one patient. The hospital director
refused to accept any demolition et
proposals, insisting that he had to be responsible for the patient until the end.
Grace propped her chin up thoughtfully. Several of Henderson Group’s top negotiators had already visited the hospital, even offering to pay high medical fees to transfer the patient to a larger hospital and inviting foreign experts.
However, the director still refused to budge, and the project was stuck in limbo
with time passing.
Grace decided to look up the hospital online.
This director owned the private hospital entirely and had no interest in power or wealth. People like him were notoriously hard to persuade, but she still wanted to give it a try.
She knocked on Ethan’s door, holding the project proposal.
Ethan had swapped his usual suit for a different color today. He was holding a cup
of coffee when he saw her and set the cup down.
“Did you sleep well last night?” he asked.
Grace’s cheeks instantly flushed. Although she had been drunk, she still
remembered the absurdity of sitting on Ethan’s lap.
She could also vividly recall his genuinely repulsed expression at the time as if he couldn’t bear her touch.
In some ways, her actions had certainly bordered on sexual harassment.
She couldn’t help but marvel at how calm Ethan was. He didn’t even get angry.
He really was the best in the world at keeping his emotions in check.