Chapter 649
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Shepard and Giselle knew Ethan and his brother Kenny were night and day—one a rule-follower, the other a born troublemaker—but they hadn’t realized how much chaos Ethan used to stir up. They exchanged a glance, sensing this might not be appropriate, but didn’t say anything about it. It was just meals, after all; the Harper household could handle one more mouth.
Besides, with so many housekeepers and security guards at home, every meal was already prepared for a large group. Adding Ethan to the equation wouldn’t make much of a difference.
After breakfast, Brenna grabbed her bag and hopped into Ethan’s car with Patrick. They headed straight for the Mitchell Group headquarters.
Ethan led Brenna up to the 57th floor, and Brenna’s eyes widened. The whole place was freshly renovated, with shiny office gear from wall to wall. The entire floor was hers, big enough for hundreds of employees.
“When did you start remodeling this floor?” Brenna asked, floored. A makeover like this didn’t happen overnight. Ethan had to have been planning it for ages.
Ethan flashed a soft smile. “It looks good, right? Kicked it off two months ago. Heard you were growing your team, so I figured I’d let you move your team here. Now we can head to work and go home together every day.”
“Ethan, this is beyond generous,” Brenna said, her voice thick with gratitude. “You’ve got a whole empire of employees, and you still carved out an entire floor for me? Thiago, Tommy, and Joe will have their own offices now.”
Ethan’s face lit up, his smile practically glowing. “No need to thank me. Oh, and by the way, I didn’t just save one floor—I reserved two. When your team grows, you—
“…won’t need to move again.”
Brenna was so grateful that words failed her. She threw her arms around Ethan and pressed a soft kiss to his cheek.
But Ethan wasn’t about to let it end there. His arms slid around her waist, pulling her close as he leaned in, kissing her on the lips.
Her lips were so soft.
gⲁ𝗅𝓝𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀.𝗰0𝗺? 𝓜𝒐𝒓𝑒 novels
Just then, Minna stepped out of the elevator, clutching a plastic spray bottle and a stack of cleaning cloths. When she caught sight of Brenna and Ethan locked in a kiss, her face darkened.
Trailing behind Minna were Alani and a few other Mitchell Group cleaning staff. They held their breath, tiptoeing out of the elevator, thrilled to catch a glimpse of their boss and his future wife kissing.
Minna cleared her throat to disrupt the moment, her foot stomping the floor like she was trying to scare off a stray cat. She wanted Ethan and Brenna to stop kissing.
Ethan calmly ended the kiss. “I called them here to clean the place,” he said to Brenna.
Minna’s mind churned with a tempest of emotions. What she had just seen shocked her.
She had believed her place in the Mitchell family was cemented, given that Elsa already treated her as her future daughter-in-law. Even if Ethan wasn’t fond of her, she had assumed he would at least show her basic courtesy.
At the very least, she thought he wouldn’t dare defy Elsa by openly being close to Brenna.
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