Chapter 165

Ethan strode into the presidential suite on the top floor of the hotel.

The elevator doors slid open silently. He walked with purposeful strides toward the suite.

Five minutes later, Mr. and Mrs. Zhang arrived, trembling under the watchful eyes of the bodyguards. They knocked on the door with shaking hands.

"Have a seat."

Ethan's voice was icy.

"Th-thank you, Mr. Roscente."

Mrs. Zhang's hands trembled so badly she nearly knocked over the water glass on the coffee table.

Mr. Zhang steadied his wife, forcing composure. They sat across from Ethan like obedient schoolchildren.

The air grew thick with tension.

"Mr. Zhang."

Ethan tapped the table lightly with his long fingers. The sound wasn't loud, but it made the couple flinch.

"I called you here today to discuss your son, Zachary."

Mrs. Zhang's head snapped up, her lips pale. "Mr. Roscente, this must be a misunderstanding! Zachary would never—"

"He's been harassing my wife."

The words exploded like a bomb in the room.

Mr. Zhang's teacup slipped from his fingers and shattered on the floor, tea splashing everywhere.

"Impossible..." Mrs. Zhang's voice shook. "Zachary likes..."

Her eyes widened suddenly, as if realizing something horrifying.

Mr. Zhang broke out in a cold sweat. "Mr. Roscente, your wife is...?"

"Sophia."

The name made Mrs. Zhang collapse against the sofa. She remembered the threats she'd once made to Sophia, and her back instantly soaked with sweat.

Mr. Zhang's face turned ashen. Now he understood why the Roscente Group had suddenly turned against the Zhang family.

The woman envied by every socialite in the city—Ethan's wife—was Sophia.

"Mr. Roscente, we truly didn't know..." Mr. Zhang's voice quivered. "Zachary, he..."

"I don't need explanations."

Ethan's gaze was sharp as a blade.

"Control your son. Or else..."

The unspoken threat was more terrifying than any words.

Mrs. Zhang clutched her husband's sleeve so tightly her nails nearly pierced the fabric.

She was suddenly grateful she hadn't actually harmed Sophia.

Otherwise, the Zhang family would already be...

"We will discipline him strictly!" Mr. Zhang nearly shouted.

Ethan stood, looking down at them with cold authority.

"Remember your words today."