CHAPTER 226: CHAPTER 225: SHOWING OFF THEIR LOVE

"I don’t think there’s any need for these pointless questions."

Ethan Grant rarely showed a smile, "You should congratulate me!"

Upon hearing these words, any reporter who wasn’t a fool knew what to say.

"Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Grant!"

"What a perfect couple!"

...

Words of praise came one after another, and the whole scene’s atmosphere shifted from Claire Sullivan announcing the severing of ties with Serena Sullivan to Ethan Grant and Serena Sullivan publicly displaying their affection.

Ethan Grant continued with this display of affection.

He bent down, leaned close to Serena’s ear, and said gently, "Darling."

He didn’t lower his voice; everyone around could hear it.

"Let’s go inside!"

Hearing the word "darling," Serena felt a pang of pain in her heart. She turned her head to look at Ethan Grant, whose eyes were filled with a smiling expression, and she really wanted to slap him.

Darling! Who the hell is his darling!

But with so many people present, including Claire Sullivan and Zoe Quinn watching, Serena said nothing and let Ethan push her inside.

Zoe Quinn, who was helping Ruth Hale up, saw Ethan Grant and Serena Sullivan going in "lovingly," and she nearly broke her own nails out of frustration.

"Zoe." Ruth Hale held Zoe Quinn’s hand and comforted her, "Don’t worry, this year’s gold award will definitely be yours again."

She had gotten all the judges on her side, except for the mysterious zero, and considering Zoe’s high-quality work this time, the gold award was surely theirs.

As for Serena...

What does she count as! Even with Ethan Grant’s protection, dreaming of surpassing Zoe in the jewelry design world is just that – a dream.

"Zoe, Mom believes in your talent."

Claire Sullivan also came over and softly comforted her.

Zoe Quinn shook her head, but her eyes reddened, which made Claire Sullivan feel intensely heartbroken.

"After the competition, Mom will take you shopping for clothes and the bag you fancied last time."

Claire Sullivan coaxed Zoe Quinn, wanting to give her the best of everything.

"Mom."

Zoe Quinn burst into tears out of gratitude and threw herself into Claire Sullivan’s embrace, "You’re so good to me."

"Sister doesn’t cherish you, but I will honor you well."

When she cried on Claire Sullivan’s shoulder, her tear-filled eyes glanced at Ruth Hale nearby. Their gazes met, and a trace of scornful amusement flickered in both sets of eyes.

No one expected that before the competition, Claire Sullivan would sever ties with Serena just to put Zoe at ease.

When Joel Quinn arrives, he’ll definitely be delighted.

Today is the final round of The Brilliance Competition, and Anna Morgan arrived here directly with Finn Chandler.

Just as they parked the car, they heard Claire Sullivan announcing in front of so many reporters that she was severing ties with Serena Sullivan.

Severing the mother-daughter relationship! Serena had brought it up last time at Willow Yarrow’s place.

But those were two different things.

Serena’s proposition came out of complete disappointment in Claire Sullivan, and only a few knew about it.

Without speaking about it, no one would know Claire and Serena had severed their relationship.

But Claire Sullivan did well; for Zoe Quinn’s sake, she announced in front of so many people, including reporters, that she had only Zoe Quinn as her daughter and that Serena’s design skills were inferior to Zoe’s.

"Serena’s skills surpass Zoe’s by more than just a little; how could she not know that?"

Anna Morgan was angry just thinking about it, and she got out of the car ready to confront Claire Sullivan, but the calm Finn Chandler held her back.