A Different Kind of Love — Episode 9

so you still care fine winnie i promise no more bars and you're done seeing that guy after all All that effort, my brother still thought I was trying to control him. That would not do. At this rate, I'd end up exactly like the commons predicted,

him getting sick of me eventually. I thought about it for a long time. Then I landed on a new plan, skip the subtlety, go straight for winning him over.

So every day after that, I showed up at his office with lunch. After work, I'd greet him, ask if he was tired. Ethan seemed startled at first, then adjusted fast, sounding wary. wary. This nice all of a sudden? What jewelry did you see this time? A coat. This has nothing to do

with jewelry. Then you want a new car? No! A limited edition bag? I insisted. None of it! I to spend your money! I thought that would fix my image. Instead his mouth pressed into a line and his face darkened again. He scoffed. Not spending it? Funny. You think I want to buy you Once your allowance from mom and dad runs out, don't come crying to me. I couldn't figure out

what he was mad about this time. I just tried to be more careful around him. A few days later, after my last class ended, I figured Ethan would already be waiting to be picked up from work. So I went straight to his office. When I walked into the CEO's office out of habit, it was chaos inside. Coffee stained the front of Ethan's suit. In front

stood a girl around my age, apologizing frantically, head down, reaching for a to wipe it off him. I frowned and stepped between them before she could touch him.