Chapter 146


    In the elevator, Ethan nervously bounced on his feet.


    Five minutes ago, when he walked out of his office and was about to take the exclusive elevator, he


    saw the workers were still repairing it.


    Yesterday, Ethan had asked Garrett to cut off the electricity supply in the Larson Group building for an


    entire day.


    Unexpectedly, something went wrong with his exclusive elevator. It stopped working even after the


    power was restored. The maintenance team came to repair it in the morning and hadn’t finished


    working yet.


    Ethan had no choice but to take themon elevator. It was already midnight, so he didn’t think he


    would bump into any workers.


    However, just as he arrived at the floor of the design department, the elevator stopped.


    Ethan was taken aback when the door opened, and J entered. He shivered and immediately


    turned his back to her.


    Fortunately, J was staring at the phone when she entered the elevator, so she didn’t notice him.


    J guessed it was Brandon. The first thought that came to her mind was to get out of the elevator.


    However, the door closed, trapping her there.


    Subconsciously, J wanted to press the open button. But she was already in the elevator and felt it


    would be impolite to leave now.


    She had no choice but to take the elevator with Brandon. Fortunately, the two would only have to spend


    a minute or two together.


    The elevator was quiet, and the sound of her breathing amplified with every passing second.


    Considering it would be rude to ignore his presence, J decided to greet him. She nced at his


    back and said, “Good evening, Mr. Larson.” Her voice was barely above a whisper.


    “Hmm.” Ethan gave her a cursory nod. He deliberately lowered his voice to make sure J didn’t


    recognize him.


    J frowned. She felt his voice wasn’t as pleasant as Ethan’s. It looked like he was speaking in an


    artificial voice to make him superior to others.


    Ethan would sometimes hold J in his arms and whisper sweet words into her ear that would make


    her heart tremble. However, Brandon’s voice was t and rude.


    Thinking about Ethan made J miss him even more.


    The man remained silent and didn’t bother to even look at her. J found that Brandon was totally


    different from what she thought he should be. He often took the initiative to talk to her online. But now,


    he didn’t even bat an eyelid at her.


    But on second thought, his aloofness seemed justifiable. After all, he owned the Larson Group while


    J was a mere designer there. This was probably how a president would talk to his workers.


    The elevator fell silent again.


    J took out her phone to check the time. It was already midnight, but she hadn’t gone home yet.


    She wondered why Ethan hadn’t texted or called her.


    ‘Is he still busy working in the convenience store?’


    As J thought about him, she nced at Brandon.


    The man was tall. His broad shoulders, straight posture, and firm back were simr to Ethan’s. He was


    dressed in an expensive suit that clung to his perfect, muscr frame. Perhaps Brandon also liked


    running and working out. J shook her head and checked her phone again.


    ‘Should I talk to him about something? Gosh, this silence is embarrassing. Anyway, we often chat


    online,’ thought J.


    She nced at the LED screen and abandoned the idea. ‘We have reached the fifth floor. I can soon


    run away from this embarrassing scene. After all, we won’t meet again.’


    Just as J was lost in thought, the elevator jerked and stopped.


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