Chapter 104 Cold Showers
Inside the office, Ethan looked up as Ste walked <b>back </b>in. “That fast? Already cooled off?”
No
sooner had the words left his <b>mouth </b>than he <b>saw </b>the bucket in her hand.
A bad feeling crept up his spine–toote.
Ssh!
The sound hit first, followed by the icy chill soaking <b>through </b>everyyer of his clothes, sending a jolt straight to his bones.
Thunk! Ste mmed the bucket <b>hard </b>onto the floor.
Ethan roared, “Ste!”
This damned woman!
He <b>was </bpletely drenched; water dripped steadily from his hair, stinging <b>his </b>eyes <b>and </b>blurring his vision.
And that smell, what the heck was in that water? It reeked. Ethan wiped his <b>face </b>roughly, ring at Ste with fury zing in his
eyes<b>. </b>
Ste stood with her arms crossed. “Clear–headed now? Anything else you’re still confused about?”
Ethan red at her. If looks could kill, he would’ve torn her to pieces.
Seeing him too angry to speak, Ste repeated herself “Still confused? Next time, it won’t be cold water–it’ll be boiling
Youe at me like this? <i>If </i>I don’t show you what I’m made of do you really think I’m the kind of woman who’ll just take it? Ste pondered.
Ethan <b>was </b>so mad, his brain went nk. No one had ever treated him like this before…..
From childhood, thanks to the Keene family’s influence–andter, once he took <b>over </b>the Keene Group-
Everyone had treated him with nothing but respect.
But Ste..
“I guess you don’t want to keep this studio open!” he barked, shooting to his feet. His whole body radiated pressure, casting a heavy weight in Ste’s direction.
But Ste didn’t <b>flinch</b>. Then shut it down, if you think
His intimidation met her defiance head–on.
<b>you </b>can<b>.</b><b>” </b>
Ethan’s <b>eyes </b>nearly sparked mes, but faced with herpleteck of fear<b>, </b>it was like fire meeting water.
It sizzled out in <b>an </b>instant.
“<b>You </b>just wait!” he growled.
With that, he turned and stormed toward the door, fury rolling off him in waves.
Behind him, Ste made a sharp, unmistakable noise of disdain–clear and deliberate,
That sound only made the <b>air </b>around Ethan grow colder; he looked like a man possessed, like he wouldn’t rest until Ste was dragged down to hell.
Once Ethan left in a storm, Kimmy peeked her head nervously into the office. Only when she saw Ste’s face <b>looking </b>calm did she dare to step in.
Kimmy nodded. “Yeals. He looked like a drowned rat–and he stank”
Ste said nothing
Kimmy added. “He was dripping wet and limping you. You really did a number on him
“I didn’t hit him, Ste said Haily
“You didn’t? Then howe Mr. Keene looked like he got run over? His arm and leg both looked bruised?
Ste went quiet. If Ethan had been taking hitstely, he definitely wasn’t short on beatings
First <b>Abraham</b>, then her, and now Abel.
Kimmy sighed. “Seriously, dealing with idiots is exhausting”
“Huh?” Kimmy blinked, Mr. <b>Keene </b>an idiot! That couldn’t be right. He ran the massive Keene Group If that was an idiot, then the previous chairman had really dropped the ball.
“He’s a real <b>idiot</b>, Ste muttered. “Even getting hit doesn’t help
To her, Ethan was the textbook definition of slow–witted. She’d spelled everything out for him. More than once, Loud and clear. <b>And </b>still–he didn’t get it.
<b>She’d </b>said what needed saying. She’ll evenid hands on <b>him </b>
when necessary.
Il hy is it still not sinking in i was enough to make her want to scream.
Over on Ethan’s end, Jason was waiting for hum in the car. When En chubed in, soaked from head to toe, Jason nearly jumped.
Especially once that sell hit him.
“Mr. Keene<b>, </b>you…
“If we still can’t figure out who the men around Ste are
“She already moved to Verdant Vi, Jason blurted out, cutting lines off with thetest intel before he got chewed out.
At those words, silence dropped <b>heavy </b>in the car.
Ethan’s eyes narrowed. “What did you say?”
Ste moved to Tendant Pt
Jason nodded. “Yes. Ms. Dawson moved out of Kingston Heights, She’s living in Vent Vi now”
The news hit like a bomb, sting through Ethan’sst thread ofposure.
His mind <b>went </b>nk. Everything shattered into chaos, and no thought could pull itself back together.
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