Chapter 120 The Game Just Changed
“It wouldn’t bother me, even if they did end up working together, Ste said calmly.
er partner up. That much, Ste was sure of
Besides, there was no way Ethan <b>and </b>Abraham would ever
“Then can you at least throw me a bone?” Louis was at his wit’s end. Abraham hadpletely shut him out, and it had been cating at him for days,
“This doesn’t sound like a personal issue,” Ste replied. “It’s probably a problem with the contract you gave him.”
“The contract?” Louis blinked
Ste nodded, “You’re not like Ethan. There’s nothing personal going on with you–at least <b>not </b>from Abraham’s side.”
“You really mean that?”
“Why would I lie to you?”
Louis fell quict. The contract… is that really the issue? Wait–now that Ste had said it out loud, something suddenly clicked The Parker Group always used the same standard contracts when partnering with others. No exceptions. Could it be that one particr use–the one that restricted the other party- was what pissed Abraham off?
As the thought hit him, Louis pped the table and <b>stood </b>up. “Damn, I totally overlooked that.”
Ste said nothing,
Thanks. I’ll have someone take care of it right away. <b>Oh</b>, and… Louis nced at Ste, then added. “There’s history between Lillian and Ethan. She <b>saved </b>his life once. When something starts with that kind of bond and turns into something more… it’s not something you can just step into. Don’t get involved–it won’t go anywhere.”
As a way of returning <b>the </b>favor. Louis <b>had </b>just handed over one of Ethan’s deepest secrets.
Sure, Ste was holding her ground with Ethan right now. She was the one who spread the news about calling off the ?engagement, after all.
But <b>the </b>truth was, no <b>one </b>could ever say <b>for </b>sure what a woman <b>was </b>really feeling.
Either way, Louis just didn’t want her wasting <b>her </b>time on a guy like Ethan
A man like that—no matter how things yed out–<b>wasn’t </b>someone she could count <b>on </b>for the long haul.
Ste’s expression shifted slightly. She hadn’t expected there to be that kind of history between Ethan and Lillian. “Thanks”
Louis set a velvet box down on her desk. “Anyway, I’m heading out–but keep the gift
He’d brought it for her–no way was he taking it back. Taking back a <b>gift </b>just <b>wasn’t </b>something he did.
As Louis stepped out of Ste’s office, he ran straight into Ethan.
Ethan looked pissed <b>And </b>when he saw Louis walking out of Ste’s office, <b>his </b>mind practically exploded.
That thought–the one he hated–came back again, loud and clear.
As they brushed <b>past </b>each other, Ethan grabbed Louis by the wrist. “What the h’ll were you doing <b>in </b>there?”
As far as Ethan knew, Ste and Louis had no connection whatsoever.
<b>So </b>why was Louis visiting her now?
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Chapter 120 The Game Just Changed
The way Ethan always jumped to conclusions about Ste, as if she were some kind of reckle more than ready to sit back and watch Abraham crush him
Louis’sid–back attitude pushed Ethan over the edge
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But before <b>Ethan </b>could even take a swing. Louis spoke up first. “Your hand’s still busted and it looks like your legs not doing much better. Are you sure you want to throw hands! Don’t me me if you end up not being able to
If anything that just made it worse. The second Louis said in the fury on Ethan’s face boded over
His hand was fractured, and the doctor said the cast would have to stay on for at least a month. His leg wasn’t seriously injured, but it still hurt–enough that he walked with <b>a </b>slight limp
“What the hell were you doing in there with her?” Ethan growled, spitting out every word through clenched teeth
Louis just smirked. “Why do you care? She already told all of Rivermount the engagement’s oE So if I want to co what’s it to you?”
after her
Ethan’s chest tightened, and anger surged through him
Louis shrugged him off and walked away, done wasting his time.
This was Ste’s ce, after all. If he started something here and it got back to Abraham, he’d be the one paying for in
And judging by what Ste had hinted at. Abraham had already shut the Keene family out of the gamepletely
Louis figured he’d better head <b>back </b>and clean up that contract. If he yed his cards right, he might still have a shot. He’d win Abraham over first–then he’d deal with Ethan.
Ethan! Please. Not worth the effort. Just a waste of
flime.
And with that, Louis left.
Ethan stood there, shaking with rage, his head spinning.
Damn it. Ste. What the hell was going on between her and Louis And Louis ever since he took over the Parker Group, thepany has been taking off