Chapter 944:

Without hesitation, Brenna shook off his hand. “No, that won’t be necessary. I wouldn’t want to interrupt anything important. Clearly, I came at the wrong time.”

A faint smile flickered across Gracie’s face as she watched the drama unfold from behind Ethan. She was happy that Brenna misunderstood the situation.

She stepped forward with an air of politeness. “You must be Ethan’s girlfriend, right? Please don’t take this the wrong way. We were only discussing work. There’s a minor issue with my company, and he’s been kind enough to help me find solutions.”

“There’s nothing for me to misunderstand. Go ahead and finish whatever you were talking about. I won’t get in your way,” said Brenna. She didn’t care if Ethan’s coworkers whispered behind her back or if Gracie thought she was too blunt. Speaking her mind had always come naturally to her.

Without another word, Brenna turned to leave.

Ethan furrowed his brow, feeling frustrated, and followed her into the elevator. “Brenna, please, don’t misunderstand the situation. There’s nothing between Gracie and me,” said Ethan, his tone sincere. “Tell me what I have to do for you to trust me.”

she stared at the wall, clearly done with the conversation and unwilling to say another

silent, feeling helpless. He was really bad at comforting

a small issue.” He moved to

with little patience, Brenna pressed the button and let the doors slide

as the elevator doors

so personally? We didn’t do anything inappropriate,

unreadable face. She wondered what he was

growing rift between Ethan and Brenna now? Were

believed she needed to stir things up a bit more. She said, “Maybe I should go talk to her. I think she

something anyone accomplishes in one go. Doing things step by step is the only way forward. We’ll organize a welcome dinner next

introduce her to the

by step it is,” replied Gracie. Inside, she was delighted to see the rift forming between Brenna and Ethan. Triumph lit her face as she left the office

left, Ethan fixed his gaze

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