Ethan’s Vengeance of Love

Chapter 218 Ethan Had Found Out (3)
“I came here today to speak with you especially, Mr. West. Is now a good time?” Lawrence had come with a bagful of sincerity
today.
“I’m sorry. Mr. Knight.” Alice knew the reason that brought him here and what he wanted to speak about, still she wouldn’t agree
to his request because she wanted nothing to do with the Knight Family anymore. So, even though her tone was courteous,
there was no concealing her clear refusal on the matter.
Nonetheless, Lawrence clearly wasn’t expecting Tanner to turn him down so firmly, and neither was he a man who gave up
easily. Furthermore, he was a person who truly appreciated talented individuals.
So, instead of being displeased, he simply smiled. “If it’s not convenient for us to speak in your room, we can go to other places.
This hotel has a parlor on the second floor.”
Alice sighed silently as she regarded the smile on his face. The man in front of her was the renowned businessman, Lawrence
Knight, and he was especially nice to her when she used to live with the Knights. She had already bit the bullet and rejected him
once earlier. Was she going to reject him the second time?
Frankly, her heart shuddered at the thought, but she had to turn him down because there was no way that she wanted to have
any connections to the Knights again. Moreover, she had other plans in motion, so it was currently impossible for her to join the
Knight Group. I’m sorry, Mr. Knight.” She repeated the same words using the same courteous tone, but there was definitely a
significant cadence of dissent when she said them.
“Ah, is it because we’ve dropped by when you’re busy? Then, we can schedule a meeting for another day. May I know when
you’re free? I would like to make an appointment with you.” Lawrence refused to give. up. His attitude was humble and amiable,
extending his invitation with utmost sincerity.
Alice sighed secretly as she wasn’t expecting him to be so persistent when she had rejected him so resolutely. Plus, her heart
was actually very flustered after rejecting the man twice in a row, but she just had to do it a third time. I’m sorry, Mr. Knight.” It
was the same words, and her decision couldn’t be more obvious.
Yet, she had to admit that Lawrence was no ordinary man as he kept a smile on his face even though his offer was rebuffed
three times. There wasn’t even a twitch as he smiled warmly. “Mr. West, I have no intentions of forcing you into anything. Just
take it as a casual chat between friends.”

The look on Alice’s face shifted slightly, and she casually placed a hand on the door frame to support her weakening legs. She
felt that she had sinned greatly today; even if her identity as Tanner West in the business world was just a newbie, she just
rejected Lawrence three times. To make matters worse, Lawrence still wasn’t ready to give up and she had to reject him for the
fourth time.
Fortunately, she was disguised as Tanner now. If she was dressed as herself, she could never bring herself to reject him so
many times. So, she screamed inwardly as she breathed out, suppressing the panic and guilt in her heart, and had no other
choice but to say, “Mr. Knight, I’m really sorry.” This time, she added an extra word to emphasize her decision.
If Lawrence still had no intention to give up, she reckoned that she wouldn’t have the guts to reject him for the fifth time.
Lawrence’s eyes flickered with surprise as he wasn’t expecting Tanner to turn him down in such a determined manner. He wasn’t
so surprised by the fact that he was rejected, but the way Tanner turned him down struck him as a little odd.
In the business world, more friends meant more opportunities. Even if Tanner had no plans of joining the
Knight Group, he shouldn’t have rejected all of Lawrence’s invitations so firmly. That was especially so when he said it was a
casual chat between friends. But Tanner still rejected him without hesitation. This behavior was far from normal for a regular
businessman.
“In that case, we won’t bother you, Mr. West.” Tanner’s decision was now very clear to Lawrence, and he knew that everything
else he said would be useless.
“Goodbye, Mr. Knight.” Finally, Alice could breathe a sigh of relief. Thank god Lawrence gave up in the end. Earlier, she felt that
her heart was about to stop beating right then and there and thought that she would suffer retribution if she turned him down the
fifth time.
Lawrence wanted to walk away, but Ethan stood in the same spot and didn’t move a muscle. His eyes were fixed on Tanner
when he suddenly spoke, “Do you have anything against the Knight Group, Mr. West?”
“Huh? No.” As Alice was still feeling very guilty from rejecting Lawrence four times, she hadn’t gathered her thoughts together
when Ethan suddenly popped her a question.
Ethan narrowed his eyes at her. “Then, do you have any opinions about anyone from the Knight Family?”
She was stunned as she turned to him. “Why are you asking this, Mr. Knight?”

“Do you know me, Mr. West?” He hadn’t introduced himself earlier and had always kept a low profile by not attending any events
held by the Knight Group. Only a handful of people in the industry knew him, so how did a person who just arrived in the city
know who he was?
A gleam flashed in Alice’s eyes. That’s Ethan for you. Did he discover my disguise from that one thing I said? As Tanner had
never met Ethan before, he shouldn’t be aware of just who Ethan was.
“Well, you look a lot like your father.” Alice reckoned that this answer should be fine since they were father and son. Yet, after
she said that, she immediately noticed a problem-Ethan didn’t actually look like Lawrence.
In fact, he took after his mother. Then, it hit her that Lawrence didn’t look like Holland either and looked more like Maric. All in all,
the men in the Knight Family basically inherited their looks from their mothers, so they turned out more attractive after each
generation.
“You’re the first to say that, Mr. West. Ethan’s eyes swept past Tanner’s face. “You’re the first to guess that we’re father and son
based on our features.”
Alice breathed out silently and thought, Fine, so I’m the first. It’s not a big deal.
Ethan added out of the blue, “Mr. West, you guessed that we’re father and son from our looks, right?” Ethan continued the topic,
as though he was merely asking another question naturally. Even the suspicion. in his voice was very indistinct.
Nevertheless, it would seem very jarring if she denied it now, so she could only grit her teeth and answer, “Yes.”
To be honest, she hadn’t really thought things through when she gave him that answer. That was obvious enough when Ethan
observed her steadily as he mused slowly, “But you didn’t seem to carry any trace of hesitation when you called me Mr. Knight
earlier. You sounded so sure that there was no trace of doubt at
all.”