Chapter 190

"Uh, n-nothing's going on," Lillian said, her voice getting smaller by the second. Alexander turned his eyes to Ethan. "You talk." Seriously? You keep everything under control and it’s still someone from your own side pulling this? "Well, Mr. Barron... It’s not exactly what you think. Actually... you know what? Forget it. You guessed it right." Ethan had tried, but after a long pause, he just gave in. There was nothing left to deny, especially since he knew exactly how bad it would go if he tried some slick excuse with Alexander. “Uh, cousin, don’t get all worked up. My sister just got out of a mess—maybe let’s deal with this stuff later, yeah?” Seeing Alexander’s face darken a little, Matthew jumped in, hoping to smooth things over with a joke. But the more they tried to brush it off, the stormier Alexander’s face got. Matthew quickly threw a pleading look to Summer. Summer hadn’t expected Ethan and Lillian to be a thing—it totally ruined her idea of setting him up with Emma. She lean