The noisy banquet hall fell dead silent in an instant.
The guests widened their eyes and even held their breath, afraid to interrupt the scandal they were about to hear.
Onstage, Ethan's expression changed sharply, and his eyes turned cold.
He strode toward me, trying to drag me off the stage.
"Sophie, Ms. Davis is a guest. You will ruin her reputation by saying things like that."
I sidestepped him and avoided his grip, my eyes full of disgust.
"A guest? Is this a Carter family tradition? You keep a mistress for 10 years, dress her up as a major contributor to Carter Group, and bring her out in public?"
Guilt flashed through Ethan's eyes. His brows pulled into a hard knot.
"You're so jealous you're seeing things. Every time you see a woman beside me, you think she is going to steal
