Ethan didn't raise his voice.
The entire venue went silent anyway.
That single word cut through the uproar and silenced the room at once.
Ethan stepped half a pace forward until he stood beside Vivian.
He didn't look at Chloe or Adrian.
He addressed the reporters holding up their cameras.
"Since there are questions, I'll make this clear." His voice was unhurried and steady. "Vivian's design sketch was completed at Hale Tower, right in front of me and the head of the design department."
Chloe's face changed.
'That's impossible.'
Ethan continued, "From the moment she put pencil to paper until she finished, it took less than 20 minutes. I was there. Marcus was there. The entire design department was there. If necessary, every one of them can testify."
He turned his gaze toward the p
