CHAPTER 552

Shirley remained composed and confident as she argued, and that left Clara shaken.

She knew that Ethan was infamous for being a flirt, marred with scandals involving numerous ladies. Still, they were willing to throw themselves at him. Only Shirley was different-because Ethan was the one enslaving himself to her.

And that alone was why Clara paled in comparison.

"If my hunch is right, you must be the thick-skinned type who chased Ethan around for a long time before he finally got interested, right?'

Shirley studied Clara from head to toe, shaking her head with disdain. "If you've been around Ethan long enough, you'd know that you're not his type at all. He just happened to need someone to help him through this painful time-or, if I had to put it plainly, beggars can't be choosers. Anything is fine, and even if it wasn't you, it would be someone else.

"And now that I'm back, you're pointless as a replacement."

"Enough!"