Chapter 58

Vivian barely gave Ethan time to react before darting past him like the wind. His instinctive defensive stance? Totally useless. One smooth move and she was already slipping by his side. For a second, Ethan froze. That face—stunning, unmistakably familiar— Miss... Miss Grant? He turned around stiffly, catching sight of Vivian jumping straight into Alexander’ waiting arms like a little bird. “Mr. Brooks, is that your guard dog? It bites,” Vivian said playfully, eyes cold but tone sweet like she was tattling. She had already explained who she was back on the first floor, made it super clear and even showed she was calling Alexander. But those dudes? They didn’t care. They tried to smack her phone away instead. Honestly, if it weren’t for the constant foot traffic inside the Brooks Group building, she wouldn’t have taken the emergency stairs to come straight to him. Since those jerks refused to listen, well… it was time Alexander cleaned up their mess. “She’s not,” Alexander said, pulling