Chapter 70

Ethan's POV My heart sank. Even through the phone, every word that Gabrielle said pierced my heart and made it difficult for me to breathe! That was right. She was unjustly treated these days by all those scolds. I knew it well enough. I had been trying to help her turn things around these days, using all the resources I could. But Old Mr. Conner, too, had used all his power to make the matter ferment and extend its influence, and a serious accident had suddenly befallen the business partner of the group in France, so that I was left to deal with it myself. Until now, there had been no win-win solution other than Gabrielle's willingness to compromise. I was not afraid of Old Mr. Conner. I was afraid that these public opinions would do irreversible damage to Gabrielle. I must put an end to it as soon as possible! If Gabrielle was willing to hand over the jade snuffbox, so that Old Mr. Conner might be pacified,