Ethan’s face darkened. “Or is there someone else here?”

Emily looked around and saw that it was just the two of them.

She forced a smile. “Mr. Thomas, you’re a distinguished figure. There’s no need for you to apologize to me.”

Though she said this, she was inwardly astonished.

She thought, ‘Ethan is actually apologizing to me? This is unbelievable!’

Ethan’s expression grew even darker, as if he were grinding his teeth. “Emily, are you ...