Chapter 139 Mr. Douglas's Attentive Love
"Mr. Douglas..." Outside the hotel, Vittoria arrived to pick them up.
Harper stood by the car, anxiously watching Ethan.
Ethan didn't so much as glance at Harper as he took the laptop from Jasmine's hands and opened the car door for her. "Get in."
Jasmine was flattered and knew Ethan was doing it on purpose, using her as a shield.
But that was her value.
"Ethan... Can we talk, please?" Harper's voice quavered with the threat of tears. "Last night, you had too much to drink, and I was just taking care of you, Ethan... Please, believe me."
Ethan signaled Liam to close the door.
"Harper, how about we talk after the Hawaii project wraps up?" Liam coaxed softly.
Harper stood rooted to the ground; her eyes rimmed with red as she watched Ethan shut the door.
"Harper..." the secretary said, opening the passenger door for her to get in.
Reluctantly, Harper took the passenger seat.
"Thirsty? Drink more water if you're catching a cold," Ethan said to Jasmine, his voice dripping with tenderness.
Liam, sitting beside them, trembled with anxiety.
Ethan was being too obvious. This display was clearly for Harper's benefit.
Harper must have crossed a line with Ethan again last night.
However, there was nothing to be done; Liam hadn't dared tell Ethan that photos of him and Harper entering the same suite at the hotel had been leaked online, now topping the trending list.
The union between the Brown family and the Douglas family was inevitable now.
Even if Ethan wasn't happy, it was out of his hands.
For the sake of both families' reputation, calling off the engagement wasn't an option.
Sighing, Liam stared out the car window, worried that Harper's cleverness might be her downfall.
and
caught those hotel pictures unless someone had prepared in
had lunch and dinner might not fill you up," Ethan said, nonchalantly offering Jasmine a piece
looked at Ethan. "Where...where did
hadn't seen Ethan
Ethan raised
and averted her gaze, looking out
charming. Even a casual
a deep, nervous breath, Jasmine didn't
seat; her expression so dark it could
against him. Howver, there was no point in that. He
Jasmine...
wished nothing more than for
find a way
out of San Francisco and never return. She needed to make Ethan feel disgusted at the
Douglas, would you like to review the project proposal again?" Liam carefully handed over the proposal
one hand, his other hand secretly grabbing Jasmine's, prying her
tended to clench her fists so tightly when nervous
seemed to see through these little
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further. Jasmine watched the world outside the car window with a stiff breath, her ears burning
feeding into her delusions. Maybe, he was always this attentive and caring
it, this is Ethan we're talking
already
bother to acknowledge
Victory is assured?
Heh...
With what Daniel's got?
...
pulled into the
out to open the car door for Ethan. After he got out, he
head, careful not to let
secretary. He whispered, "Mr. Douglas, that's enough,
reporters and media watching, this isn't doing Jasmine
conceded that Liam had
pulling Jasmine aside. "Mr. Douglas is only putting on a show for Harper's sake. Don't read too much into it. Sure, Mr. Douglas is handsome, but don't let your heart wander.
Jasmine that their relationship was strictly
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