Chapter 475

"She's...here."

"What's she doing? How's her mood? What did she say?" Ethan Roscente fired off questions in rapid succession.

Finn Deross felt his palm grow damp against the phone.

"Nothing...out of the ordinary?"

"What do you mean 'nothing out of the ordinary'?"

Finn stammered incoherently.

Ethan clicked his tongue impatiently. If Vivian Laurent had returned to the country, Finn would surely be with her. The chaotic background noise through the receiver made his brow furrow.

He initiated a video call without hesitation.

The moment the screen lit up, Ethan demanded, "Where's Vivian?"

"Right here." Finn turned the camera toward the scene behind him.

Deafening music flooded through the speakers. Multicolored strobe lights illuminated the crowded dance floor.

Finn focused the phone on the center of the pulsating mass.

"See? My mentor's having the time of her life. She's perfectly fine—hasn't even mentioned you. Frankly, since you've got a wife and kid now, you should leave her alone. She didn't even make a scene when you cheated during your marriage."

Ethan's pupils constricted violently.

In the swirling lights, Vivian moved like living shadow set aflame. The snug tank top traced every curve as her slender waist swayed to the rhythm. Her striking features glowed under the disco lights.

Hungry male gazes devoured her from every direction.

Ethan's knuckles turned white. He wanted nothing more than to fly there immediately, wrap her in his coat, and carry her home where she belonged.

"Finn, give her the phone."

"Say whatever you need to say in person. I'm not your messenger." Finn scoffed. "My mentor hates half-hearted gestures."

"I'll explain everything when I return. But I can't leave now. Just tell her the online rumors are false—ask her to trust me one more time. And that child isn't my son."

"Can't take responsibility for your own actions?" Finn sneered. "Didn't you publicly claim Theodore Evans as your son? Changing your story now?"

The call ended abruptly.

As the screen went black, Ethan slammed his fist against the wall.

How desperately he wanted to fly to her side.

But Theo was still in the hospital. With Sophia Evans proving unreliable, the boy only had his uncle now.