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    Back in the break room, Ethan lingered, staring at the barely touched lemon water. Brenna’s exit reyed in his mind. He typed out a message on his phone a few times, only to delete it, not knowing how tofort Brenna.


    Eventually, he pocketed the phone and headed to his office.


    There, he found Elsa, giving Gracie a tour. The two wereughing and chatting like old friends, despite having just met.


    Ethan knew his mother too well—her unannounced visit and perfect timing in the elevator with Gracie were no coincidence.


    It was clear to him she had looked into Gracie’s background beforehand, precisely timing her arrival to coincide with Gracie’s at the office. He also believed she knew Gracie’s past.


    Thinking about that, Ethan felt a flicker of irritation.


    “Mom, if you’re done here, you should leave. This is a workce, not our home,” Ethan said, his voice distant.


    Elsa, understanding her son well, didn’t want Gracie to know about their strained rtionship. She smiled slightly, pretending to be a considerate mother. “Alright, I just missed you and thought I would stop by. Come home tonight; I want to talk to you about something.”


    Ethan saw through her act but didn’t expose her, choosing instead to avoid making a scene.


    Gracie meandered along the bookshelf nearby, her fingers trailing the spines, though her real focus remained on Ethan and Elsa’s conversation.


    Tension filled the air, every word between Ethan and Elsa hinting at a simmering conflict. It was clear that Ethan was cold toward his mother.


    A clipped, professional tone colored Ethan’s words. “I’ll see you out.” He maintained a business-like demeanor toward Elsa even in Gracie’s presence.


    Anger tightened Elsa’s posture. As Ethan’s mother, she resented being treated as an outsider by him like this.


    “Very well, I’ll go,” she said. “Gracie’spany is throwing a wee banquet for her this weekend, and I intend to attend. The city’s upper crust will be there. By the way, how’s the situation with Minna now? Her mother reached out to me yesterday; she wants you to find Minna a job soon.”


    As she walked out, she continued asking Ethan questions.


    Ethan replied, “I’ve arranged a job for her at a new airline. The pay and benefits are fair, but she doesn’t like the job and still wants to work at the samepany as my brother.”


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    The news caught Elsa off guard. “Has she lost her mind? What is she trying to do? Is she nning to keep clinging to your brother? She already took the money; why can’t she just move on?”


    Ethan pressed the elevator button for her. “Isn’t this what you want? You never approved of Rosanna being with my brother; you should feel happy that Minna is interfering.”


    A look of irritation crossed Elsa’s face as she looked at Ethan. She had never enjoyed hisments, not when he was a boy, and certainly not now; his words always seemed to irritate her.


    A sudden thought came to her mind just as Ethan was about to get inside the elevator. “No need to see me off. I can leave on my own.”


    As the doors slid shut, Elsa pressed the button for the 58th floor, knowing that was where she’d find Brenna’s office.


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