Chapter 4

I pretended not to hear her and quickened my pace.

But Chloe caught my arm. "Did you hear me calling you?"

Though she was talking to me, her eyes were fixed on Rachel.

"You two—"

Before she could finish, Julian walked over, looking at us with a smug grin.

"Wow, Ethan. This 'business meeting' of yours is taking forever. I guess it was a bedroom meeting before, and now it's a lunch date."

I ignored his cheap insult, but Chloe’s face hardened. She looked at me coldly.

"Ethan, I know what you're doing. Do you think bringing her around will make me jealous? Are you five?"

"Even if the hotel was a coincidence, you can't tell me meeting us here is an accident. Julian and I are just having lunch. Can you stop being so pathetic and insecure?"

I laughed coldly.

Me? Pathetic?

"I already served you the divorce papers, Chloe. Do you really think I care enough to follow you around?"

Mentioning the divorce made her flinch.

"I tore those papers up. Don't bring them up again."

She turned her glare to Rachel. "And you, whoever you are. You heard him. Ethan is a married man. If you have any self-respect, stay away from him!"

Julian chimed in, sneering.

"Exactly. Clinging to another woman’s husband... didn't your parents teach you any manners?"

"Just because you have a little money doesn't mean you can do whatever you want."

Rachel crossed her arms, a cold smile playing on her lips. "Watch your mouth. I can easily sue you for slander."

Julian, emboldened by Chloe’s presence, lost all restraint.

He stepped forward, raising his voice so the whole restaurant could hear.

"A homewrecker talking about lawsuits? How shameless can you get? If I don't teach you a lesson today, I'm not a man!"

With that, Julian rolled up his sleeves and shoved Rachel’s shoulder.

Chaos broke out.

I rushed forward to stop him, but at that exact moment, Chloe's phone buzzed with a message from her secretary.

It was a photo of the billionaire chairperson of the multinational conglomerate she had been trying to partner with.

The woman in the photo was the exact same woman Julian had just shoved to the ground.

Chloe’s eyes went wide. "Stop! She's Chairperson Miller!"