Chapter 39. Change Her Fate

"I've been used to these kinds of tactics ever since I was three years old. I guess I should thank you. You've proven to me once again that relationships based on equal status were wrong from the start."

"After that, your family and the Valentines made an agreement, and the business flourished. But for someone like me, a simple person, all I need are three meals a day, a roof over my head, and enough to live on. So, Mr. Florida, let's end this loveless relationship right here. Let it go."

Emerald stepped away without hesitation. But before she could reach the door, Ethan, who had been silent for a while, spoke.

"Do you care about the orphanage?"

Emerald froze, her hand resting on the doorknob, then slowly turned back to face Ethan.

"What do you know about the orphanage?"

Ethan pulled down the collar of his shirt. The charisma and elegance he once carried were gone, replaced by a touch of slyness in his demeanor. He quickly grabbed some ice from the bucke