Remembering the condition Ethan had laid out when asked to return to the country, Miles gave him a scrutinizing look.
Could it be that Ethan already had someone he liked?
Was that why he demanded the freedom to choose his own marriage?
A faint, almost imperceptible smile played on Ethan's lips as he casually pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses.
"Mr. York, since when are you so interested in my private life?"
Seeing that he didn't want to answer, Miles dropped the subject. "When are you heading back? Your uncle's health is deteriorating by the day."
Ethan ignored the question, his gaze shifting to Jade, who was sitting in a wheelchair nearby.
Miles was completely ignoring his own wife to carefully tend to another woman.
After the banquet that night, he had actually kicked his own wife out of the car. If Ethan hadn't arrived in time, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
The thought made Ethan's gaze turn freezing cold.
"Mr. York, is the woman beside you your hidden wife?"
He asked the question with a touch of deliberate sarcasm, knowing full well what the answer was.
A flash of discomfort crossed Miles's handsome face. "No, she isn't. Her name is Jade Winter, the heiress of the Winter Corporation."
"Ah, I remember now. Before your secret marriage, you had a childhood sweetheart. That would be Ms. Winter, I presume?"
Miles had zero interest in discussing the matter. "I'm flying back next week. You can come with me."
"No need. Thank you for the offer, Mr. York," Ethan replied distantly.
Miles didn't push it. "Make sure you visit your uncle as soon as you land."
Ethan didn't reply. He simply turned and walked away.
Nearby, Jade and Lynn were scrolling through information about a ballet troupe in Prague. "Secretary Winter, Mr. York chartered a private jet just to make you happy."
Prague was only a five-hour flight from Callan City. They could watch the performance and fly right back the next day.

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