Chapter 419

"He defended you," Kevin said. "Does he have an ulterior motive?" My heart skipped a beat. Kevin voiced the thing that weighed on my mind. Ethan's attitude toward me changed so suddenly. It seemed like he had no desire to control or influence my actions at all. "Don't overthink it," I said, forcing a smile and pretending like I had nothing to worry about. "It's pure business between us. We don't talk about anything besides that. We won't even meet each other except for business matters. He's probably doing all this for the sake of the company." Lianne and Kevin glanced at each other. They looked like they didn't entirely believe what I said. Even so, they were thoughtful enough not to dwell on the matter. Instead, they started talking about the plans for our brand. Later on, I became fully focused on making the preparations for my brand and rarely met Ethan. We sometimes bumped into each other at the company. When we did, we simply nodded and went our ways. I thought th