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    Chris smiled and nodded. “It’s okay. You’re forgiven.”


    The way the two of them interacted made Maia frown even harder, but she couldn’t press further.


    She let out a sigh. “Chris, people spreading rumors probably got to Ethan. That’s what caused this whole mix-up. I’ll sit down with himter and straighten things out.”


    Ethan’s head dropped even lower. Right then, all the pieces starteding together. Justiceze was Chris. And Chris was the husband in Maia’s pretend marriage. Since the marriage was fake, he hadn’t bothered telling his sister about his Twitter ount.


    But something still felt off to him.


    He had just watched Maia and Chris holding each other close. The way they looked at each other and how they stood together definitely wasn’t fake.


    How far along were things between them at this point?


    Ethan studied the two of them with growing curiosity. He felt he needed to do something to make up for his past mistakes.


    Then in the next instant, he realized something serious.


    If Chris was actually Justiceze, then his earlier guess about Hurst being Justiceze had been totally wrong.


    The real problem was that he had told Hurst with total confidence, “I’ll definitely help you get together with Maia.” And then there was that whole n he had worked out with Mnie.


    The whole situation had turned messy.


    Never mind figuring out how to exin it all.


    Ethan hadn’t just pointed to the wrong guy as Justiceze—he’d also identally created a rival for the real one.


    On top of that, given Hurst’s family background, Ethan honestly thought he seemed like a better match for Maia than Chris did. After all, people knew Chris as “the Cooper family’s illegitimate son,” “a yboy,” and “Maia’s bodyguard.”


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    When that thought hit him, Ethan wanted to sink through the floor.


    If Mnie came to him for help again, what could he possibly tell her?


    “Sorry, I got your whole family mixed up?” Ethan couldn’t imagine saying that out loud.


    Back in the banquet hall, Maia and her group settled into their seats again.


    Pattie leaned over right away, dropping her voice low. “Hey, where did you guys disappear to? I just heard they’re going to have an auction during dinner. Kiley’s definitely going to pressure us to donate something from MCN. What’s our strategy?”


    Maia had wanted to ask Chris exactly what he’d said to flip Ethan’s attitude sopletely.


    Ethan had kept his eyes on the ground ever since, looking truly remorseful and thoughtful.


    It struck her as strange. Ethan never listened to her, but he seemed ready to listen to Chris now.


    But Pattie’s interruption forced Maia to put her questions aside. She had to start nning for what came next.


    She thought for a moment, then spoke seriously. “You run thepany, so I think you need to put up a decent show at least. That way Cooper Group can’t use it as ammunition against us.”


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