Chapter 287

Meanwhile, Ethan was waiting for someone in a private room. The other party had sent Ethan a message with no context except a time, an address, and a curt note that read, "Come if you'd like. Tardiness won't be tolerated." Honestly, he had intended to ignore it. He was busy and didn't have time to deal with such pointless messages. Furthermore, he was always vigilant due to the nature of his job. He should've blocked the sender as soon as he received an odd message like this. Yet for some reason, he still showed up—even after calling and texting the other party without receiving a response. Ethan arrived early, well before the agreed time of 10:30 pm. With two minutes left until the hour, the other person still hadn't shown up. He figured he'd been too bored lately to have come to this bizarre appointment. But since he was already here, he decided to wait another two minutes. It was 10:30 pm now. Glancing at the time, he was just about to get up and leave when the door to th