Chapter 267: Damn Condescending Look
*Flashback*
The proposal was sudden, it wasn’t grand, it wasn’t like anything Brooke would’ve dreamed of, but it happened, and along with it came a huge change in Brooke’s life.
Naturally, she rejected the proposal, "I’m sorry sir, but I can’t marry you." But when she tried to take off the ring, Ethan stopped her.
"Why take off what you’ll end up wearing in the end?" He rubbed his thumb against the ring.
Brooke blushed, was he really serious? Or was he just toying with her? If he wanted to have sex with her, then wasn’t he taking this joke too far?
But the joke didn’t end there, it stretched for three more months. For the next three months, Ethan was more persistent, and made grander gestures. He sent expensive gifts and flowers to her home, making sure she received his intentions.
Serena was overjoyed with the development, but Cassie was livid.
Not only did her vegetable sister get the attention of the richest man in the city, she got so many gifts and her father had forbidden her from taking any of them.
"Ethan must see Brooke wearing them. If you so much as touch any and post online he’ll know and get angry. We can’t afford to make him upset." Luther would consistently tell her.
But Cassie couldn’t stand the look of happiness on Brooke’s face when Ethan came over to their house to discuss his engagement to Brooke.
That night, she swore the skimpiest dress she owned, dolled herself up with makeup from the agency, and did her hair in curls. When Ethan was shown his chair at the dining table, Cassie rushed over, nearly shoving Brooke and sat next to him.
Brooke nearly fell from her crutches, but Ethan got up and caught her. He wrapped his arm around her waist and helped her to the dining table.