Chapter 4

The chill in Ethan’s eyes was absolute.

He picked up the document, his thumb slowly tracing the ink of my signature.

"What exactly is the meaning of this?"

Nathan Cole, his executive assistant, was escorted into the study. Sweat beaded on his forehead. He didn't dare look up.

"Mr. Sterling, Vivian forced Noah and me to mimic your texts. She ordered us to deliver the forged papers to Ava." Nathan swallowed hard. "She said... as long as you were out of the country, no one would find out."

The air in the room seemed to freeze solid.

A second later,…