Ethan’s gaze locked with hers.

In his deep, enigmatic eyes, there was a subtle emotion that Ivy didn’t dare to probe too deeply. She fought to keep herself from showing any weakness and pressed on. “I happened to overhear that Mr. Lancaster was on a blind date recently. And during our interview, I also learned that Mr. Lancaster had plans to get married.”

“I took the liberty of guessing that the blind date didn’t go well.”

Ivy gripped the ...