Chapter 130

Elaine nodded hard, then shot back, "Aren't you here for dinner too?" No one at the office, apart from Ethan, knew that Marcus had a dinner scheduled with those three execs. If it wasn't Ethan or Marcus himself who spilled the beans... then how did she know? Marcus's gaze turned oddly sharp, making Elaine tense. She quickly tried to steer the conversation away. "Hey, where's Isabella? Didn't she come with you?" The moment those words left her mouth, Elaine wanted to slap herself. She didn't mean anything by it—it just slipped out too naturally. Trying to cover up, she added quickly, "Uh—I mean, didn't your assistant, Bennett, come along either?" Bennett was Marcus's personal assistant. Technically, wherever Marcus went, Bennett should tag along. Not Isabella. Elaine felt like she'd been jinxed. She came to catch someone cheating and ended up in this kind of mess. "It's the weekend," Marcus replied simply. "Oh, right," Elaine said, trying to play it cool. Then, out of nowhere, Marcus as