Ethan remained silent.

He couldn’t exactly say that he disliked Jake from the very first glance, could he?

After pondering for a moment, he finally found an excuse. “He came to Riverburg to avenge his parents and sister. There’s a high chance that Richard was one of the accomplices who orchestrated their deaths twenty-one years ago.”

Ivy was stunned.

Seeing her curiosity, Ethan lowered his head and kissed her forehead before ...