Lucas Krol stood trembling before Ethan Elliot, his towering frame somehow shrunken under the intense aura emanating from the young man before him.Beads of sweat trickled down Lucas's temple as his son, Moise, stormed into the room, his voice rising above the tense silence.“Dad!” Moise’s voice cracked with disbelief. “What are you doing? Bowing to this… this student? I don’t care who he is! No one—no one!—has the right to humiliate you like this!”Ethan didn’t flinch. His calm, piercing gaze locked onto Moise with a weight that made the younger man falter mid-step.Lucas spun around and hissed, “Moise! Shut your mouth before you ruin us any further!”Moise, shocked and indignant, looked between his father and Ethan. “Ruin us? You’re afraid of him? Are you serious? This is just some boy from campus! Who the hell does he think he is, to command you?”Ethan’s voice, low and sharp, cut through Moise’s tirade like a blade. “You’ve got one chance to fix this.”Lucas visibly shuddered and

Ethan walked quickly down the marble-floored hallway toward his dad's big office.The sound of his leather shoes could be heard barely. He was thinking about things after dropping Sanaya off at her class.He always thought of her when he wanted to keep things simple and enjoy the present.It wasn't easy for him, though, because of the weight of his family name.Ethan took a deep breath and opened the heavy wood door.Richard Elliot, his father, was reading through a stack of papers behind a large wooden desk.When he looked up, his sharp eyes locked on Ethan."Ethan," his dad said, pointing for him to sit down.Ethan sat down in the chair across from him,"Dad.I wanted to discuss something important—an investment proposal."Richard gave me a curious look. "Go on."After clearing his throat, Ethan put a folder down on the desk."I have given a lot of thought to how I can help the family business without just getting paid to use our name. I've planned out a small job that I can do while

Ethan stood outside of Sanaya's house and leaned against the sleek black car in a casual way.He looked at his watch and quickly looked up to see her running out the door.Her excitement was still contagious."Good morning, Ethan!" She said hello and jumped into the passenger seat."Morning," He responded, and sat down in the driver's seat."Are you ready for today's lesson?"Sanaya nodded. “Absolutely. But we’re switching things up today. No more quiet forest routes.”Ethan gave me a strange look. "Oh?" Where do you want to go?"She said, "To the main market.""The main market?" Ethan said it again, a little scared. "Do you not think that's a bit of a leap? The traffic is crazy there."Sanaya brushed off his worry. "You can do this. Also, I need to get a dress.""A dress?" He pulled onto the road and asked, "What for?"She smiled. "Want to join for the talent hunt competition in the college!""I’m performing a dance piece, and I need something amazing for the stage.”Ethan gave her a

Carlo then turned back to the salesperson and kept his face the same. "You're fired.”“M-Mr. Carlo, please!” she stuttered in protest, and her face turned pale. We just didn't know! I didn't mean to—""Enough," Carlo said in a strong voice. "Get your things together and leave. Right now.”The other employees were shocked and kept quiet as the embarrassed salesperson quickly gathered her things and left, bowed her head in shame.Carlo let out a big breath and turned back to look at Ethan and Sanaya. His tone changed right away. "I'm truly sorry for what happened. Don't worry—this doesn't represent what our boutique stands for.”Ethan didn't say anything, but he just nodded. Sanaya smiled at Carlo to show her appreciation.Carlo's friendly attitude came back as he spoke to them. "Please allow me to help you personally." “I promise to make up for this bad experience.”After thirty minutes, Ethan and Sanaya left the store with the pink dress carefully wrapped in a stylish clothing

With an embarrassed grin on his face, Ethan rubbed the back of his neck."I just wanted it to be a surprise," he said in a soft voice.As Sanaya clapped her hands together and leaned in closer, her eyes sparkled."Well, it worked! That was really cool! Ethan, I had no idea you could sing that well. You've done amazing!"He looked away and scratched his forehead as his cheeks turned a deep red color.His heart was racing because of the warmth of her hug earlier.He opened his mouth to answer, but his classmates and friends rushed around him, ending their moment.One of the boys clapped Ethan on the back and said, "Dude, that was crazy!"Someone else said, "Yeah, I didn't know you had that in you."With a soft, proud smile, Sanaya stayed close and watched Ethan accept the praise with grace.As he looked through the crowd of faces, he tried to catch her eye, but a voice full of sarcasm cut him off.Melissa stepped into the group and said, "Well, well, Ethan." Even though she spoke in a s