Chapter 144

Ethan knew she was saying it on purpose and took a step back, keeping his distance. "What nonsense are you spouting now?" "I'm just here to say congrats." Elaine raised her brows with a fake look of surprise. "You feeling okay?" Ethan looked at her helplessly. "Congrats on scaring off your rival in love." "Whatever trick you pulled, I gotta admit, hats off to you." As he spoke, he gave her a double thumbs-up. "And your performance at that dinner table? Totally blew me away." Elaine might've gone a little overboard that night, and who knows what those big shots are thinking now. Maybe they're regretting signing the deal while drunk. But hey, everything's written loud and clear in black and white—he can't exactly say she did it on purpose, right? Anyway, things have been pretty calm since. Hopefully, it'll stay that way. Elaine stepped closer and gave him a firm pat on the shoulder, wearing a mock-serious expression. "From now on, better show me some respect." Ethan swatted her hand away