Everyone might be wondering, since it feels so uncomfortable and she doesn’t want to invite Ethan Brooks, why did she still come?

The reason is simple: the pretty girl in front of them is Ethan Brooks’s fiancée, and their engagement was arranged before he was even born. Back then, their fathers were close friends, so in a very old-fashioned way, they arranged a betrothal before the children were born.

The young lady was born ten days earlier than Ethan Brooks, her surname is Clark, and her given name is William. Her father, James Clark, is a high-ranking official in the current dynasty and holds considerable power. But that’s now—when the engagement was arranged, he was just an ordinary official. Over the past decade or so, his fortunes suddenly changed, and he quickly rose to become one of the kingdom’s core figures.

Their engagement has not been dissolved to this day, partly because James Clark values old friendships and still regards Ethan Brooks’s father as a brother, and partly because the time hasn’t come yet, so there’s no rush.

William Clark is very disgusted with the current Ethan Brooks. Not only is he poor at martial arts, but he’s also weak and lacks ambition. So, even though she is Ethan Brooks’s fiancée, she never helps him and doesn’t even spare him a glance. If it weren’t for her father asking her to speak to Ethan Brooks this time, she wouldn’t have come over on her own.

Still, William Clark is not too bad—at least she hasn’t hurt Ethan Brooks. Even though everyone laughs at her for being the fiancée of a good-for-nothing, she just laughs it off and doesn’t get angry.

Although her relationship with Ethan Brooks is now like that of strangers, they were very close as children, playing together every day and even sharing the same bed.

But that was only when they were little. As they grew up, they drifted apart. Now, she even has a boyfriend—the young man beside her. He is the son of the current Prime Minister, Roger Taylor, named Bill Taylor. He’s actually quite a good match for her, at least much more suitable than Ethan Brooks in terms of family background.

Ever since the two of them got together, the relationship between William Clark and Ethan Brooks has gotten even worse. Now, William Clark can’t wait to break off the engagement, but her father hasn’t agreed, so she holds some resentment toward Ethan Brooks, who can only endure it in silence.

The former Ethan Brooks no longer had any friends, so he clung to William Clark, his childhood playmate and fiancée, as a lifeline, refusing to let go of the engagement.

The more he acted this way, the more William Clark despised him, thinking he was standing in the way of her happiness. Once a woman falls in love, she becomes irrational.

Bill had even blocked and threatened Ethan Brooks several times, but to no avail. He couldn’t kill Ethan Brooks, because that would make everyone look down on him and would disgust William Clark.

Although William Clark dislikes Ethan Brooks, she still doesn’t want anything bad to happen to him. Deep down, she still cares about Ethan Brooks.

In fact, she herself doesn’t know whether she truly hates Ethan Brooks now, or just thinks he’s disappointing. Maybe it’s the former, maybe the latter, or maybe both—she’s already a bit confused.

“I got it. I’ll go over when the time comes.” Ethan Brooks frowned, also sounding a bit annoyed. “And, you’re still my fiancée right now, so don’t get too close with other men.”

Even if it’s just in name, you should still behave yourself. As a Chinese man, the one thing I can’t tolerate is my woman being unfaithful.

As soon as Ethan Brooks said this, the scene immediately fell silent. Everyone stared blankly at Ethan Brooks, including William Clark and Bill. They had never expected Ethan Brooks to say something so direct.

Although Ethan Brooks had objected before, he had never criticized William Clark.

“You…” William Clark pointed at Ethan Brooks, unable to speak. What did he mean by that? Was he saying she was unchaste? That was the first thing she thought of—her reputation, which she cared about a lot. So at that moment, she withdrew her hand from Bill and instinctively kept some distance.

She had never regarded Ethan Brooks as her fiancé, but rather as a special kind of relative, so she considered herself single, just an ordinary girl without an engagement.

“Ethan Brooks, what do you want? How could a loser like you be worthy of William? Do you really need to butt into our business?” Seeing William Clark’s reaction, Bill’s anger exploded.

He had always hated Ethan Brooks standing between him and William Clark, but before it was just a formality and didn’t really affect much, so he wasn’t that angry. Now it was different—Ethan Brooks had actually told William Clark to keep her distance from him, which made him furious.

“What I want has nothing to do with you. This is between me and William, and it’s not your place to interfere. Let me tell you, as long as she’s still my fiancée, she can’t be with any other man, and that includes you.” Ethan Brooks replied directly, making his stance crystal clear.

“If you want to die, I’ll grant your wish!” Bill shouted angrily.

“Bring it on! Who’s afraid of who? To put it bluntly, I’ve got nothing to lose, so why should I be afraid of you? You’re porcelain, I’m clay—let’s see who comes out worse in the end.” Ethan Brooks shot back, refusing to back down.

“Ethan Brooks, Bill, both of you stop it right now!” William Clark shouted angrily.