Chapter 4

For the next two weeks straight, aside from our professional interactions at the company, Ethan and I barely exchanged a word.

Lily came to the office every day at lunchtime to eat with him, and soon the entire company was buzzing with rumors that she was the new lady boss.

Ethan hated gossip. Whenever daughters of business partners tried to pursue him, he would always clear the air immediately. But this time, he didn't say a word—like he was silently agreeing to it.

The status I had struggled for three years to earn, he handed to Lily on a silver…