Chapter 142

After Grace finished one of the desserts, Ethan slid the revised document across to her. The point he had marked was already highlighted. Grace reached out to take it, but her fingertips accidentally brushed against his. The document slipped from her hand and landed on the desk. She was slightly taken aback, but Ethan was already looking down, absorbed in whatever he was scribbling with his pen. Grace assumed he was too busy to notice, so she simply picked up the document from the desk. "I'll head out now, Mr. Henderson," she said. "Mhm." Just as she was about to leave the office, he suddenly said, "There's a social gathering at 7:00 pm tonight." Grace immediately understood his meaning. "Got it. I'll go with you." She then shut the office door behind her and returned to her desk. She had expected the day to pass quietly from then on, but Yancey appeared just as it was nearing the end of the workday. His face looked grim, and his energy seemed low. He stood beside her desk in