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    Back at his office, Ethan mmed the door with a loud thud.


    Rex and Neville stepped into the elevator, carefully gathering the expensive items from the floor. Rex shook his head. “What are we supposed to do with all this stuff? The diamond tiara alone is worth a fortune. I heard it’s worth over a billion.”


    Neville shrugged, deep in thought. After a moment, he spoke up. “There’s a safe here, right? Everything here is worth more than what we’ll make in a lifetime. Even if Mr. Mitchell never gives it to Miss Harper again, we can’t just throw it away. Let’s lock it up in the safe for now.”


    Inside the office, Ethan leaned against the window, smoking in silence. The phone rang and vibrated on his desk, but the noise only added to his annoyance. He eventually turned it off without checking the screen.


    Smoke filled the room, and by the end of the hour, the ashtray was overflowing.


    Meanwhile, Brenna fumed alone in her own office. Grumbling under her breath, she paced back and forth.


    “He can say sorry all he wants. Back then, he knew exactly how I’d feel, but he still went ahead and did it. That proves he never cared about my feelings. Now he wants forgiveness? No way. If I forgave him this time, what would he do next? Sleep with Gracie and apologize to me again? Only a fool would forgive him. He’s the worst man alive. Darwin is so much better than him!”


    Greta hovered outside Brenna’s office, her hand raised to knock several times, but faltering each time. She struggled to find the right words to encourage Brenna to forgive Ethan and apologize to him. Deep down, she felt Brenna shouldn’t have treated Ethan that way, especially throwing his things like that.


    Other coworkers gave Greta disdainful looks. Everyone saw through her intentions and looked down on her for it. Eventually, Greta didn’t knock and slipped back to her own desk, abandoning the idea of talking to Brenna.


    Over the next three days, Ethan didn’te to see Brenna again. Brenna avoided the cafeteria and instead spent her lunches with Darwin at the restaurant down the street. Unwilling to face the stares and whispers, Ethan had Rex bring his meals directly to his office.


    His brow furrowed as he scrolled through the pictures his bodyguard had sent over. Each photo showed Brenna and Darwin talking andughing together, raising their sses in a cheerful toast. The more Ethan looked, the angrier he became. It felt like Brenna was slipping further and further away from him.


    Saturday soon arrived. Brenna spent the afternoon at Ellie’s studio, searching for the perfect dress.


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    Ellie, hunched over hertest project, finally spoke up after holding back her curiosity all week. “So, you’re serious about the breakup with Ethan?” Constant updates about Darwin on Brenna’s Facebook made it obvious to Ellie that her friend had really taken an interest in him.


    Brenna gave a small nod. “I am. My mom is right—getting tangled up with wealthy men never ends well. It’s smarter to steer clear of anyone with too much power.”


    Ellie replied, “Exactly. Look what happened with Jayceon. I was pregnant, but he refused to marry me because his family wouldn’t ept me. That’s just an excuse. Honestly, Ethan’s no different from Jayceon. He’s just as bad. The way he treats Gracie, you’d think she means more to him than you do. He bends over backwards for her.”


    Brenna nodded in agreement with Ellie’s opinion. Several days had passed since the incident, and she no longer felt as upset. She had epted her breakup with Ethan. As she thoughtfully browsed through Ellie’stest gown collection, she eventually chose a stunning off-the-shoulder gold dress.


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