Her smile froze on her face. Would he really harm the Brooks family just for Serena? The mere thought made Ethan's mother clutch her pearls in panic. How could he? "Ethan, what are you doing?" Pushing past the black-suited security detail, she confronted her son, her voice trembling with disbelief. "Where is she?" Ethan ignored her question, his voice a blade of ice as he demanded Serena's whereabouts. His mother blinked, pretending ignorance. "Who?" She stared at him with feigned confusion, as if this entire mess had nothing to do with her. Ethan had no patience for games—not even from his own mother. "I won't ask again," he growled, his voice rising sharply. "Where. Is. She?" The staff flinched at his outburst. Wide-eyed and trembling, they'd never seen the young master this fu

