Chapter 43

That totally out-of-character move hit Ethan like a punch to the gut. He could barely hold back his rising fury. Losing it, he snapped at Elaine, yelling, "Audrey! Have you no shame?!" Before the words even landed, Marcus's expression turned icy cold. He looked straight at Ethan and said, "You're buying coffee for the whole office. Tomorrow. No excuses." Ethan was stunned, mouth agape like he'd just seen a ghost. "Iceman, are you seriously buying her act?" "Duh, of course my husband believes me," Elaine chimed in cheerfully, though her eyes were sharp as ice. "If you apologize nicely, I might put in a good word for you." Ethan stood there, teeth clenched, speechless. Watching them all cozy and close made his heart sink. But what made it worse? Marcus didn't react at all. He just stood there like he was totally cool with Elaine's nonsense. "You're disgusting!" Ethan pointed a finger at Elaine angrily, completely losing it. Before Elaine could fire back, Marcus cut him off coldly, tossin