Chapter 13

«ETHAN»

I sat in on the chair with my feet crossed on the study table. Glancing at the laptop, through the cameras I saw Layla seated at the dining table.

Good I thought. The phone was also on the table along with some files neatly arranged to one side.

“Layla or Nicole,” I muttered absently.

Truth be told, I wanted neither of the sisters but if it boiled down to a situation where 8 had to choose, who would I pick?

I toyed with the idea for a while then found the whole thing pointless. How could I picked when my father had already made the decision for me. It was out of the matter.

I bit into the bar of chocolate in my right hand and opened the drawers, reaching out for a tiny jotter.

“So here was what we were going to do Ethan,” I began softly.

I spun the pen in my hand twice then paused hearing a knock on the door. I glanced at the camera.

“You can come in Jonas.”

“My Lord, I drove her back as requested.”

I nodded slipping the jotter into the compartment inside my suit. They all see