Serena stood frozen, her face turning deathly pale. She scrambled to defend herself. "Ethan, don't get it wrong! I was just worried because Alina hasn't woken up. I didn't mean anything by it!"
Ethan watched her act, sickened by her hypocrisy.
He stepped forward, his voice like ice. "Misunderstand? I saw exactly what you did. I heard exactly what you said."
Locking eyes with her, he demanded, "I'll ask you one more time. How did Alina fall?"
Serena's trembling intensified, but she clung to her lie. "She slipped! I had nothing to do with it!"
Ethan gave a mirthless laugh, eyes dark with fury. "Fine. Don't tell me. I'll find out the truth myself. I don't have time to waste on you right now."
He pulled out his phone and barked to his assistant, "Bring two men here. Take Serena back to t
