Chapter 1149
The maid merely set down Ariana’s breakfast and left. Hearing the movement, Ariana slowly woke up as well.
Just as she was about to get up and stretch a little, she watched the maid turn around, walk out, and lock the door again from the outside.
“Hey!”
Realizing something was amiss, Ariana immediately rushed forward and slammed against the door.
Normally, every morning after the room was opened, the maid would untie her restraints and allow her to move freely around the villa.
But this morning, the ropes around her wrists hadn’t even been removed before the maid left.
That bastard Ethan was serious this time!
“Ethan! Khloe! You bastards! You’ll both get what’s coming to you!”
“Since you enjoy cursing people so much, you can spend all day doing it by yourself from now on.”
Just as Ariana was shouting furiously, Ethan’s voice drifted in from outside the room.
There was laughter in his tone, not the slightest trace of anger. “But in case you get bored, I prepared some excellent reading material for you in the bookcase. Once you’re tired of yelling, you can take a look and kill some time. Thoughtful of me, huh? No need to thank me.”
After saying that, Ethan left.
Ariana continued screaming insults for quite a while, but no one responded anymore.
Remembering what he had said, she stormed over and yanked open the bookcase.
The moment she saw the so-called “reading material,” her blood nearly ran cold.
Ethan had actually printed out every past news report about Trey and Khloe, along with all of Trey’s previous accomplishments.”
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There were copies from different media outlets, and many pages even included exceptionally “friendly” public
comments.
“Ethan, you bastard!”
Ariana rarely cursed this viciously, but at that moment, the mere thought of Ethan made her want to kill him.
Early the next morning, the moment Ethan arrived at the company, he saw several police cars parked outside the building.
He walked over at once. The company security guards immediately stepped aside and greeted him respectfully.
“Mr. Morrison!”
“What’s going on?”
Ethan glanced at the vehicles outside as he questioned the guards.
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One of them quickly answered, “We’re not sure either. They said it’s related to a major case and that our company needs to assist with the investigation or something…”
A sense of unease instantly rose in Ethan’s chest.
Could Ariana’s kidnapping have been discovered?
But if Khloe dared to abduct Ariana, she must have already prepared thoroughly.
Besides, if anyone was looking for Ariana, shouldn’t they first investigate Olympus and Trey?
Ethan quickened his pace into the building.
Along the way, employees whispered among themselves, all discussing the police’s sudden
appearance.
But compared to that, everyone seemed even more interested in Khloe and Nick’s marital breakdown. To them, even the police investigation had somehow turned into speculation over whether Nick was trying to reconcile.
Ethan had no patience for gossip. He headed straight for the executive office.
“Ethan!”
Charlotte’s voice called out as she hurried after him, looking like she wanted to ask something too.
“Don’t ask me. I have no idea what’s going on either.”
Ethan’s expression remained grave as he continued walking. Charlotte kept pace beside him.
“The police came earlier, asking specifically for Khloe. She just arrived too.”
The door to the executive office stood slightly ajar. Two police officers were stationed outside, and the moment they saw Ethan and Charlotte approaching, they immediately stopped them.
“I’m one of the company executives, and this is Ms. Roswell’s executive assistant. Has something happened? We can cooperate with the investigation as well.”
Ethan spoke calmly while showing them his identification.
The two officers exchanged a glance after seeing Charlotte’s employee badge.
“You’re Charlotte Xander?”
“Yes, I am… What’s wrong?”
Charlotte froze in confusion
