Xo Novel
Chapter 29
In a sour
I pursed my lips together, pulling the jacket he had draped over me tighter around myself. When I looked up, I noticed Leah standing nearby, her face twisted in a as she stared at me.
Her resentful gaze showed just how much she despised me, and she seemed particularly enraged that Ethan and I were leaving together.
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I figured that a woman consumed by jealousy would stop at nothing to go after her perceived target. I couldn't help but find it amusing as her jealous and hateful gaze burned into my back.
I tried to calm myself down and quicken my pace, ignoring the whispers and murmurs behind me. All I wanted was to get out of there.
To Jack, I was nothing more than a stepping stone for him to climb the social ladder and integrate himself with the powerful. The satisfied look on his face when Ethan took me away said it al
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"Let me take you back so you can change," he said coldly, his tone laced with a hint of displeasure.
"That won't be necessary." I turned him down without a second thought. Heaven knew how much I wanted to distance myself from him.
"Are you trying to draw everyone's attention by standing here? Or are you just attempting to stir things up with this behavior?"
Ethan's attitude flipped in an instant, and I could feel the overwhelming contempt he had for me. I let out a decisive chuckle, knowing he would assume I meant to cause a scene. "That is none of your concern, Mr. Grayson." With that, I tightened my grip on his coat and swiftly made my way down the steps, hailing a cab and climbing in
Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed that he was about to follow me. However, a slender figure caught up to him-it was Leah. Of course, she wouldn't let us be alone together. "Let's go," I told the driver, clutching the coat tighter around me, just a moment ago, I thought he was a good person for offering me help, but then it hit me-the coat I was wearing was nothing more than a figleaf.
When Larried home, I slipped out of the dress and carefully inspected it. Just as I suspected, someone had tampered with it. After taking a shower, I switched off my phone and drined off to sleep.
It had been ages since I slept that soundly. I only got out of bed well after daybreak. After freshening up, I turned my phone back on, only to be bombarded with a flood of missed calls and messages. soon as I stepped into the living room
Ignoring them, I picked up the dress from the floor and tossed it into a bag. Then, I slipped on a pair of sneakers before heading home. As soon as I ste heard them.
"Dad, everyone's saying that Evelyn did it on purpose yesterday. They said she's using the celebration as an opportunity to seduce men with underhanded tactics, Elene said, her lips pursed in a show of frustration.
"This is all because you spoiled Evelyn rotten, dear. Now, this whole thing has blown up, and it's ruining o
Lour company's reputation."
Staring at the compensation contract on the table, Jack frowned and massaged his temples.
Ivy, likely unaware that I was standing behind her, looked worried as she said, "This is a disaster! These were some of the company's largest orders, and they've all talle through! We're going to lose tens of millions of dollars in compensation alone!" The girls just kept adding fuel to the fire-it was their favorite thing to play off each other and tile jack up.