Chapter 210

Vivian was gambling. Gambling that Alexander still couldn't bring himself to truly hurt her. She never looked back, not once. Not until she and Lucas Knight had dashed past the FN building, finally exiting the area covered by Alexander's people. Only then did she let out the breath she’d been holding. She’d won the bet… Alexander, meanwhile, stood rooted in place, eyes fixed on her disappearing figure like he didn’t even realize she was gone. “Mr. Brooks, maybe we should just try again next time…” Ethan said cautiously. There were way too many people around. If they really tried snatching Miss Grant back by force—it would be a bad look. Not to mention she’d definitely fight back. And the problem was, they couldn’t hurt her. That made everything a whole lot more complicated. But would Mr. Brooks even listen? He looked like he was one second away from snapping, barely holding it together. Just as Ethan was bracing for a storm, he heard Alexander say one cold word: “Okay.” Ethan jolted, t