Chapter 78 You're Jealous

I withdrew my hand that was about to knock on the door and walked over to the window, peeking through the blinds. What I saw made my heart race.

Inside the office, Ethan was sitting at his desk, and a woman had her arms around his neck.

Even though I could only see the back of the woman, I recognized her immediately. It was Lacey.

Ethan's face was obscured by Lacey's head, and from my angle, it looked like they were kissing intimately.

My heart sank. I walked to the door and turned the handle to open it. I knew Ethan didn't have the habit of locking his door.

They both looked at me simultaneously. Ethan seemed surprised to see me, momentarily stunned. Lacey only paused for a moment, her hands still on his shirt, tying his tie.

I realized and walked in slowly, trying to appear calm. In this scenario, staying calm was key; losing my cool meant losing my edge. But at this moment, I couldn't even muster a fake smile.

Ethan cleared his throat and stood up from the desk. "Lacey is now the Marketing Director at Skyline International Corporation."

Lacey stepped back a few paces, elegantly admiring the tie on Ethan, then looked at me and added, "I got the job through a rigorous selection process."

She was dressed in a neat business suit, her hair in a high ponytail, exuding a sense of competence and confidence. It was said confident women were the most beautiful, and Lacey exemplified this perfectly. "Does the tie look good?" she asked, as if completely unaware of my displeasure.

I stared at her and said flatly, "Ms. Thomas, it's not appropriate to bribe Ethan as soon as you arrive. Don't corrupt the culture at Skyline International Corporation." "Bribe?" Lacey seemed to find the word amusing.

She glanced at Ethan, then back at me, and said bluntly, "No, it's not a bribe. It's admiration, it's pursuit. A man as outstanding as Ethan is irresistible, isn't he?"

I was completely taken aback by her audacity. "He's married," I said.

Lacey intertwined her fingers naturally, shrugged, and smiled faintly. "That's no secret."

She knew and still pursued Ethan. It meant she didn't see me as a worthy opponent at all.

"Lacey, you can go now," Ethan's voice broke in.

Lacey's expression softened noticeably when she looked at Ethan, but she didn't lose her pride. "Alright."

She walked out with her head held high, not sparing me another glance. But I kept my eyes on her back.

confident woman, my insecurities surfaced without a doubt. I wondered

my gaze back to find Ethan lounging on the sofa, smoking, smirking at me through the

took a deep breath and walked towards him step by

his tie, examining it for a moment, and gave an honest

taken aback. I was sure my

up the

mischievous smile appeared. "Feeling

knot of the tie, I sneered and suddenly pulled hard

the floor, and he clutched his neck, coughing, struggling to speak, "Honey, are you

you know what it means when a woman gives a man a tie?" "What... does it mean?"

staring at him, and tugged the tie again, slowly saying, "It means she wants to

go," Ethan

a bit soft-hearted. I tossed the tie onto his face and got off him, sitting to the side in frustration. Ethan took

was on the tip of my tongue, but I swallowed it back. Then I suddenly

managed to grab the end of the tie and pulled him closer. Then I loosened the tie that I had just vented my frustration on and

finishing, I looked at my work and forced a nonchalant smile. "I've decided, if my career ever takes off, I'll hire good-looking male doctors. After all, opposites attract, and most of the clients in beauty clinics are women. It would be quite enjoyable to have them

he was still coughing occasionally. He didn't react much to my words, just pulled me closer

arm that was holding me. He turned and pinned me down on the

pushed against him with both hands, annoyed.

front of you, I can afford to

in and interrupted you,

grew wider. "Honey, so this is

dodge the question," I

at me earnestly. "There's nothing between us. I never forget

she said? She's pursuing you. She's in your company. If she tries to seduce you a few times every day, how could you

to push Ethan away and saw that it was Bella calling,

show. I need your help. Hurry over." Bella sounded urgent on the other end, so I didn't delay and headed to the address she

found Bella's car outside a jewelry

here

I noticed Bella's eyes were fixed on the entrance of the jewelry store. I followed her gaze and curiously asked, "What are you looking at?" Bella said, "Half an hour ago, I saw Andrea go

was how

phone charged?"

phone and checked. "It's fully

"I'll drive later, and you take

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