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    Without another word, Ethan gently took Brenna’s hand and guided her toward the executive elevator.

    Stunned and left behind, Gracie could only watch, humiliated and simmering with resentment. Brenna hadn’t risen to the bait and hadn’t lost herposure. If she had, Gracie might have walked away with public sympathy on her side.

    News of the morning’s drama spread through thepany like wildfire. Executives wasted no time specting about Brenna and Gracie, betting on who would end up with Ethan in the end.

    Brenna heard about this from Lorna.

    Just before noon, Brenna was on the verge of inviting Ethan to lunch when Lorna walked in carrying a tray piled high with red and white strawberries. She ced them in front of Brenna.

    “ni dropped these off just now. Apparently, they came from Mr. Mitchell’s mother. ni said Mr. Mitchell loved them, and he insisted you should have some, too.”

    A mischievous glint shed in Lorna’s eyes while she spoke, suggesting she was eager for a bit of gossip.

    Composed as ever, Brenna just raised an eyebrow. “Why is his mother hanging around here again?”

    Lorna lifted her shoulders in a small shrug. “ni did not give many details, but she did mention that she overheard Mr. Mitchell’s mother sobbing.”

    Brenna gave a dryugh. “Sobbing? That woman’s always bossing people around. If she’s crying, she’s just putting on a show.”

    “No idea,” replied Lorna, shaking her head. “What I did hear is that right after she arrived, Gracie went in to see her. Not long after, Gracie walked her out. They both looked pretty happy. Definitely didn’t seem like there’d been any crying. They also left together.”

    A knot twisted in Brenna’s stomach. Gracie would stop at nothing to get closer to Ethan. Gracie had even set her up just the day before. Who knew what she might tell Elsa today? It could not be anything good. “Did they really leave together?”

    Confirmation came quickly from Lorna. “They did. Want me to dig a little deeper? I can track where they went, who they saw, maybe even what was said.” Without hesitation,

    Brenna gave her the go-ahead. “Yes, look into it for me. My guess is that Elsa took Gracie to the hospital.”

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    Memories of Ethan’s grandmother’s injury came to mind. Elsa wouldn’t leave her mother by herself for long. And since Gracie was trying to win Ethan over, she would likely go to the hospital to get close to his family.

    Once Lorna left the office, Brenna pulled out her phone and tried to arrange a lunch with Ethan.

    Disappointment met her quickly. Ethan replied that he would need to have lunch with Jayceon and Ernst for business.

    At eleven-thirty, Brenna received a message from Darwin.

    “Heard the Mitchell Group’s stock tanked. Lunch together to talk about it?”

    After a moment’s thought, Brenna agreed.

    Just then, Thiago appeared at her door, giving it a gentle knock. “Would you like to have lunch together?”

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