Chapter 10%
Just as always, she showed up at the most inconvenient time.#
“How did you find me here?” Ethan asked, clearly shocked to see her.
I couldn’t help but smile a little.
Lily had full access to Ethan’s phone. When he ordered takeout for me yesterday, she must have seen it.
Meanwhile, I could barely touch his phone without getting a lecture, I once asked to use it and ended up being yelled at.%
“Forget about that. You should go see the director.”
Lily jogged up to Ethan and linked her arm with his. Then she turned to me with that annoying, saccharine smile and said, “Emma, this show is really important for Ethan. I’m sure you wouldn’t want to stand in the way of his career, right?”
Her tone was so infuriatingly patronizing.
It used to drive me crazy, but now I was just over it.
I said, “He can do whatever he wants. Just get out of the way. I have an interview to get to.”
Lily’s eyes sparkled with amusement. She tugged at Ethan, but he stayed rooted to the spot.
“I’m not doing the show anymore,” Ethan declared firmly.
“What?” I was genuinely shocked.
Lily looked equally stunned, “Ethan, don’t be impulsive. This is a huge opportunity. You could become a big star! If you back out, your mom will be so disappointed!“}
“I’m not being impulsive. I’ve made up my mind,” Ethan said, shaking his head.
He stared at me with the same intense gaze he had when we first started dating.
He looked me straight in the eye and said, “My feelings for you haven’t changed.”
But to me, it felt like his love had long since faded.
Lily’s face tumed red with fury. She stomped her foot and snapped, “Is Emma blackmailing you into quitting the show just to get back together with her?
“I knew she was trouble. She’s just a…”
But before Lily could finish her sentence, Ethan slapped her hard.W
The slap left a bright red mark on her pale face, and she immediately started crying.”
“Ethan!
“You actually hit me for Emma? How could you do that to me?
“You’ve always complained about her being too noisy and unrefined,” Lily yelled.
“Well, I was wrong.M
“I won’t let you talk about Emma like that,” Ethan said, his voice steady and his fists clenched.
I was shocked.#
This was the first time Ethan had defended me in front of Lily, the first time he’d gotten angry with her for my sake.”
Usually, it was me who ended up being hurt.
‘You‘
“Ethan, you’re such a jerk!”
She stormed off, crying.
‘Go after her if you want. If anything happens, I’ll be the one held responsible,” I said, barely bothered.”
10:54
“No need.
