Chapter 956
Even After Death
Henry stared into Ethanâs eyes.
âThe island is yours. Your men were stationed there. How did they escape without you allowing them
to?â
Henry wasnât stupid. He sensed the change in Ethanâs attitude toward Olivia long ago.
âI knew I couldnât keep it from you.â Ethan didnât try to keep it from Henry.
âI donât care about how you want to manage your relationship with your woman. But you shouldnât have
meddled in my business.â Henry stared at Ethan coldly.
Seeing the tension rise between them, Bryan finally stepped in.
âAlright. To be fair, you wouldnât have understood your feelings for Ms. Hilton if you hadnât been
separated. You canât pin this on Ethan. They couldnât have taken her if she didnât want to leave.
âSo, instead of blaming your friend, why donât you two think about why they wanted to leave?â
Henry sat down dejectedly. âWhy? I gave her so much money. Isnât she in love with money? Why did
she still leave me?â
âAre you dumb or just pretending? If a woman could be bought with money, that would mean she didnât.
really love you. She didnât want the money and left you. Itâs highly possible that sheâs really in love with.
you.
âBut you treat her like a plaything. Since she couldnât stand it anymore, she could only leave.â
Oftentimes, a bystander could see things with a more objective view.
Henry was stunned. âAre you saying sheâs in love with me? But the rules we made up state that weâll
keep feelings out of this relationship.â
Ethan rolled his eyes at him. âIf sheâs really just a plaything to you, why are you so worked up over
her?â
ââ¦â
âDonât you understand? A plaything can be replaced, but a lover canât. Youâve fallen in love with her, but
you donât even know it yet.â
âIâm not in love. I just give her some special treatment.â
âAlright, if thereâs no love, why have you lost your appetite? Youâve even been struggling to fall asleep
in the past few days. Youâve been throwing a fit at your best friend over her too.â
Ethanâs questions struck a chord. Henry slowly became unsettled,
âJust admit it. Youâve fallen in love with her. If you really love her, you shouldnât keep her prisoner. Or
youâll end up like me and lose her forever.â
With bloodshot eyes, Henry said, âI donât love her. I donât care where she is.â
Then, he left without looking back.
Bryan shrugged. âHeâs just very stubborn when it comes to relationships. Heâll come around eventually
and realize youâre right.â
âAt least he still has a chance to fix their relationship, unlike me. Itâs too late for me now. Allowing him to
come to terms with his feelings sooner isnât a bad thing. But Iâm in the wrong too. Jackâs true identity
threw me off completely.â
âThatâs not your fault. I heard that things were heated between you and that person.â
Ethan grunted. Since he had the courage to sell me out, I wonât let him off the hook either. There will be
a battle between us eventually.â
In the past, they only challenged each other behind the scenes. Nothing was ever brought into the light.
The incident on the cruise ship intensified their conflict. That person incurred billions in losses, so he
turned around and exposed Ethanâs identity.
Ethan almost died on the streets because of that. But since he survived, it was only natural for him to
get back at the person.
They had already escalated to open conflicts. Ethan even allowed Olivia to leave his side. It was all for
the sake of getting that position.
Olivia would only be safe if he could clear out everything that posed a threat to her.
But Ethan didnât know Kurt had a brother. Jack had become the biggest uncertainty in this situation.
Who was he? Was he a friend or foe?