"No need!"

After hearing both sides of the story and seeing they were both looking decent, Ethan quickly dropped his suspicions.

With a serious look, he walked up to Brevard, gave him a friendly pat on the shoulder, and apologized.

"Sorry about that, Brevard. I overreacted a bit. As you know, Vivian's a bit gullible and could easily be taken advantage of. I wouldn't want to fail in looking out for my girl."

Brevard shrugged off the awkward moment. "No worries, I get ...