" Alana ! " she shrieked , trying to grab me . I stepped back , and a security guard immediately intervened . " Alana ! I'm begging you ! Save Michael ! " The old woman dropped to her knees , wailing . " He knows he was wrong ! He really knows ! You can't just leave him to rot ! " People were starting to stare . I frowned . " His sentence is up to the law . I can't do anything . " " You can ! Just say a word ! Say you forgive him ! Please ! " She started banging her head on the pavement . " He's going crazy in there ! It was all that bitch Scarlett's fault ! His heart has only ever belonged to you ! " 512 Chapter 2 Her words made my stomach turn . Before we were married , Michael had put on a good show . We had agreed to be child - free , and I had been fine with keeping our finances separate . But when my mother got sick , his refusal to contribute a single penny had me the true coldness of his family . It was clear where he had learned it from . " He and I have nothing to do with each other anymore , " I said coldly . " Please leave . " Seeing that I wouldn't budge , she scrambled to her feet and started screaming at me . " Alana ! You venomous snake ! You heartless woman ! The second your husband is in trouble , you run ! I hope you die a miserable death ! You must have had another man lined up all along ! That's why you left so quickly ! Found yourself a richer man , have you ? " She was spitting as she screamed , so crazed that three security guards couldn't restrain her . I just watched her , feeling nothing . When she finally seemed to run out of breath , I spoke . " Are you done ? If you're done , you can go . If you harass me again , I will call the police . " " Go on ! Call them ! Let everyone see what a horrible woman you are ! Trading up , are you ? Get a promotion , a fortune , and a dead husband ! You ... " Her words died in her throat . I followed her gaze . A black Maybach had pulled up silently nearby . The rear window rolled down . Inside sat Ethan Sterling , the new acting CEO of Orion Group . He was looking over at us , his expression unreadable . I had only met him once , briefly , in a meeting . What was he doing here ? The sight of the car and the man inside seemed to have stunned Michael's mother into silence . Ethan said something to his driver . The driver got out , walked over , and spoke to the old woman in a polite but firm tone . " Ma'am , please leave . Do not disturb Ms. Vance . " Then he nodded to me . " Ms. Vance , Mr. Sterling would like you to get in the car . " i hesitated for a moment , then followed him to the car . Ethan was impeccably dressed in a tailored suit , exuding an air of quiet authority . He glanced at me , his eyes deep and inscrutable . " You should buy a car . " 1 I felt a little awkward . " I have one . I just didn't drive it today . " " Do you need any help with this ? " he asked , his tone neutral . " No , thank you . I can handle it . " Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!