Chapter 92
That day, Lily had invited Grace for a meal and intended to lock Grace up with Hendricks, but Grace escaped.
When the bodyguard reported the license plate number back then, Yancey thought it was impossible. Ethan hated Grace, so how could he have helped her escape?
But the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was off—especially when Grace willingly stepped into the same elevator as Ethan.
Yancey couldn’t get an answer from Grace, but he didn’t dare to ask Ethan either.
In the end, he had no choice but to look for Sloan.
Sloan was Julian’s cousin, and Julian happened to be a close friend of Ethan’s. It was possible that Julian had mentioned something to Sloan. “Sloan, has your cousin ever said anything about whether Ethan has liked a woman in the past two years?”
Ethan had not contacted anyone during the two years he was abroad, but Julian had definitely gone to see him.
By the time men in their social class reached Ethan’s age, they had usually played around with countless women. Yet there had never been any rumors about Ethan.
Sloan squinted. He was still sulking about the fact that Alice was getting married. When he heard the question, he answered half-heartedly, “Ethan? I think he has liked someone for many years.”
Yancey’s eyes lit up as he grabbed Sloan’s shoulders. “Are you sure? Who told you that? Was it your cousin?”
If Julian said it, then it had to be true.
Sloan scoffed. He wasn’t willing to admit that Julian didn’t really trust him. The only reason he knew was because he had overheard it by accident.
Sloan said, “Yes, he said it himself. His exact words were, ‘Ethan, are you really going to stay pure just for the sake of that woman? It’s been so many years, and you’re not even going to give anyone else a chance?””
Yancey could feel his heart pounding. Ethan had been in love with someone for many years?
But there hadn’t been any women around him all this time. Could it be that the woman was dead and Ethan couldn’t let go? Was that why he refused to be with anyone else?
Feeling like he had uncovered the truth, Yancey’s heart started to beat wildly.
The living could never compete with the dead.
His mind immediately jumped to the Yule family.
Simon Yule was a good friend of Ethan’s. Years ago, the Yule family’s eldest daughter was kidnapped and killed. Yancey heard that Ethan had been close to her because of Simon. After that, he even went to her grave several times with Simon.
The tragedy had caused a huge uproar back then, but he never expected that woman to be Ethan’s true love.
Yancey felt like a weight on his chest had been lifted. He hurriedly searched for old news reports. Sure enough, there were reports of Ethan visiting the cemetery for a whole week after the incident.
This was a man who was distant even with his own family. There was no doubt that Ethan only did that because he liked her.
Yancey had a triumphant feeling when he forwarded the news to Grace.
“Did you know about my uncle’s lover? The whole city knew about her kidnapping back then. Uncle Ethan visited her grave for a week straight. Oh, and she even wrote love poems for him. My grandfather even passed them around at home.”
Grace was curious about Ethan, so she clicked on the article to take a look.
The media had captured a photo of him holding a bouquet, with his back appearing incredibly lonely.
She had heard about this kidnapping before. It was something that had happened seven years ago when Ethan had just come of age. Yet his influence had already been immense back then. Other than that photo, the media didn’t even dare to mention who he was mourning.
After that, there were fewer and fewer reports about Ethan. So, it was because his lover had already passed away.
It caused Grace to think about that accidental kiss in the elevator and his extreme reaction. He had probably been disgusted.
Grace felt a chill down her spine. Just then, Yancey sent another message. “Come to think of it, the Yule family’s daughter’s kidnapping was kind of related to you. The kidnappers were initially meant to take you, but you sent a message to her asking her to meet you at that place. In the end, they accidentally took her instead.”
Grace had lost her memories and didn’t recall any of that, but a few faint, fragmented images flickered through her mind when Yancey mentioned it. Yet she couldn’t make anything out of them.