Chapter 214

Vivian Laurent unlocked her phone, and the photo instantly filled the screen.

Sophia Evans was nestled in Ethan Roscente's arms, their perfect match painfully obvious.

She let out a cold laugh and swiped the screen with her fingertip.

"Mr. Roscente seems to be enjoying himself."

Ethan was in a meeting when Simon Eisner called.

"Sir, the rumors about you and Ms. Evans are trending."

He opened the news, his brows tightening instantly.

The photo was deliberately suggestive, omitting the moment he had pushed Sophia away.

"Take down all related reports immediately."

"Yes, sir."

"Also issue a statement clarifying that I'm single and Ms. Evans is just a friend."

Ethan stared at the photo, his gaze icy.

He never cared about tabloid gossip before.

But now was different.

He couldn’t let Vivian misunderstand.

Three calls went unanswered.

He switched phones and tried again.

"Who is this?" Vivian's cool voice came through.

"It's me."

Silence. Then the line went dead.

Ethan redialed immediately.

"Make it quick," Vivian snapped.

"You saw the news?"

"Which one? The engagement announcement with Ms. Evans?"

A faint smile touched his lips.

She cared.

"That’s media fabrication. I’ve already had it corrected."

"No need to explain to me." Her tone was flat. "Are we even close?"

"I don’t want you to misunderstand."

A soft laugh drifted through the line.

"Don’t flatter yourself, Mr. Roscente. I couldn’t care less."