glanced at his watch

let's h

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k to as many people as you can. It'll really h

y," Emma no

and instinctively wrapped her arms around

original outfit was way too plain. Now, she was wearing a straple

she was at the Grace household, but nothin

te smile, champagne in hand, trailing be

packed with design industry elites. Surprisingly,

n his tracks. Emma, his so-called wife, was chatti

g. Watching her express herself so confidently like tha

this sexy and vibrant. There was somet

ting Daisy Design Studio tonight," his a

off the weird feeling in his chest. With

elcome to the 36th Annua

attention shifted to the stage. But as she took a

han doing

ung. Only took him three years to turn the whole place around and expand

n in them unreadable, and quietly

Ethan noticed

immediately tur

was thinking, Emma just kept

before a man suddenly

ful-are you

a chubby man with a sleazy look block

tepped back. "Excuse

is-I know who you are." Ronald Howard

n. A sweet-looking beauty like this? No

greedy glint in the man's eyes. It was the kind of look a starving wolf

aist, his act completely dropped. "Pretty girl like you, how could I let you

d to the side, trying to dodge him, but he was too strong, n

f the corner of her eye-Ethan had just finished

o leave her lips, he looked over. His gaze fell on her, paused for a brief moment, t

ppear, a cold ache spr

cut through the air behind her.

nding behind them was a tall, sharply

into the scene. His brow furrowed on reflex. But when he saw who the

rows as he reached out and pulled

nald asked nervously, eyes dar

" Michael's gaze turned cold, and there was an un

ered as he backed away with a shee

as gone, Michael bent down slightly to

ile, still flustered and more than a little embarras

nd up here? Maybe I should take you home, huh?" Seeing

spond, a cold voice snapped

ed around by some sleazy guy. Strictly speaking, she was the one being harassed, but to him, her ou

teps, Ethan stopped hi

saw made his

man's shoulder, being doted

flared in his chest just as Michael spoke

I'll take

n surprise and frowned

he hell are yo

in, and not entirely unwarranted. Ethan,

e scoffed. "She's my wife. You se