Chapter 282

If Ethan Blackwood pulled his investment, it’d hit the crew hard. But let’s be real—that breach penalty? Pocket change for him. "Mr. Blackwood..." Lucy Hampton spotted it too. She bit her tongue, forced herself to speak. She seriously didn’t expect to see Clara Walton here. Worse—seeing her walking away holding another man's hand, calm as ever. And the two even looked like... an actual couple. Meanwhile, her boss just stood there, looking like the side piece who showed up too late. Lucy was having a mild heart attack. She was truly scared Ethan might blow up on the spot. Yesterday’s emergency in a nearby city had Ethan on a plane to Aurelux in the afternoon. This morning, he flew straight back to River City. And Lucy? She knew exactly why. It was all just for Clara. And now? Not long after stepping off the plane, the guy got slapped with that scene. "You’ve got a major meeting lined up, everyone’s waiting," Lucy reminded him, her voice low but urgent. "And your grandfather’s there too.