Chapter 261


    At first, Charis was stunned. She froze on the spot as her mind drifted, back in time, to her high school


    days.


    When she was sixteen years old, she thought Ethan was a cold, emotionless young man who kept


    everything to himself, living in his own world. She yearned to see him smile.


    Now that the dream hade true, it didn’t bring her any joy. Strangely, she felt depressed. Any


    woman would kill to see the smile on his handsome face. However, the doting look on his face and


    tender eyes broke Charis’s heart, because she knew it wasn’t for her, and it probably never would.


    Charis blinked and returned to her senses. She quickly strutted toward Ethan and dropped the file


    before him, stealing a nce at his phone. Just then, new messages popped on the screen.


    “Ethan, when will youe? I’m starving.”


    “Be patient. I’ll be there soon,” Ethan replied.


    Charis had never seen him behave this way before. She knew who Ethan was texting. After all, who


    else would he text other than J?


    Jealousy reared its ugly head. Charis clutched the document in her hand. Ethan’s tenderness and the


    undisguised love and care in his eyes infuriated her. Her blood boiled with rage.


    After sending the message, Ethan quickly flipped through the document Charis brought and signed his


    name.


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    Seeing that Charis had no intention of leaving, he looked up at her and said, “Anything else? Hurry up.


    It’s almost time to get off work.”


    Ethan shut down hisputer and gathered all his things, preparing to leave.


    Charis guessed that Ethan was hurrying to leave work because J wanted him home. Judging from


    the conversation, it looked like he had a date with J tonight. “You can’t leave now. I heard from the


    financial department that there is a huge loophole in our overseas capital chain. It’s a critical situation.


    We have to deal with it right away,” she said, pretending to look anxious.


    Originally, Charis didn’t n to mention this issue. She knew how to solve it and didn’t want to bother


    Ethan.


    But she changed her mind and deliberately mentioned it to Ethan to stop him from going on a date with


    J.


    After all, it was obvious Ethan wouldn’t like her regardless of how good she was at work, so why


    bother?


    Aftar sanding tha massaga, Ethan quickly flippad through tha documant Charis brought and signad his


    nama.


    Saaing that Charis had no intantion ofaving, ha lookad up at har and said, “Anything alsa? Hurry up.


    It’s almost tima to gat off work.”


    Ethan shut down hisputar and gatharad all his things, praparing toava.


    Charis guassad that Ethan was hurrying toava work bacausa Janat wantad him homa. Judging from


    tha convarsation, it lookad lika ha had a data with Janat tonight. “You can’tava now. I haard from tha


    financial dapartmant that thara is a huga looph in our ovarsaas capital chain. It’s a critical situation.


    Wa hava to daal with it right away,” sha said, pratanding to look anxious.


    Originally, Charis didn’t n to mantion this issua. Sha knaw how to solva it and didn’t want to bothar


    Ethan.


    But sha changad har mind and dalibarataly mantionad it to Ethan to stop him from going on a data with


    Janat.


    Aftar all, it was obvious Ethan wouldn’t lika har ragarss of how good sha was at work, so why


    bothar?


    “What exactly happened?” After a moment’s hesitation, Ethan put down the file and looked at her.


    He had always trusted Charis’s working skills and potential. Ethan knew she was well-organized and


    competent enough to deal with any problems. She wouldn’t turn up to him unless it was aplicated


    problem she couldn’t solve.


    Seeing the anxious look on her face, Ethan thought it was a critical situation.


    “Why don’t we go to the financial department and let them tell you more? If we can’t handle it well from


    here, we might have to go on a business trip abroad to solve the problem.” Charis knew Ethan well. He


    was workaholic and valued the Larson Group above everything else.


    After a moment’s hesitation, Ethan nodded. “You go to the financial department first. I’ll be there in a


    few minutes.”


    Ethan took out his phone and sent a short message to J, telling her that there was an emergency


    at the convenience store and he wouldn’t be able to join her tonight for dinner.


    After that, Ethan went to find Charis and began dealing with the problems.