Chapter 109

But Fiona knew—cameras were everywhere—so she had no choice but to hold her smile, stiff as it was. She couldn’t afford to let anyone notice anything off. “What’s wrong?” Ethan furrowed his brow, noticing the tension in his arm. Fiona was gripping him, hard. The only reason Ethan showed up tonight was because Fiona basically begged him to. She’d cried over the phone, all teary and pitiful, telling him it was her birthday. If he didn’t come today, then he could just forget about her for good. She laid it all out—her pride was in shambles, and if he didn’t show, her career, her dignity, it was all done for. Ethan had felt a headache brewing even just listening to her. Still, she wasn’t wrong. He couldn’t argue with any of it. And he knew her temper all too well. Push her too far, and there was no telling what Fiona might do. She’d caused a ton of drama over the years—crazy kinds—like nearly ending her own life in a downpour. So yeah, he came. Fiona had promised him she wouldn’t put him i