Chapter 239

Ethan’s POV I stared at my phone in disbelief after Maya hung up on me. Well, that went spectacularly bad. I'd been so busy calculating how to get her to London that I'd completely forgotten she might react to being kept in the dark about Serena's entire identity. "Shit," I muttered, running a hand through my hair. A soft snicker came from behind me. I whipped around to find Zoe leaning against the doorframe, watching me with that insufferable know-it-all smirk she's perfected since childhood. "How long have you been standing there?" I demanded. Zoe raised her mug of tea, steam still curling from the surface. "Long enough to witness the magnificent crash and burn of whatever that was." She sauntered over and dropped onto the couch beside me. "So that's the infamous Maya Carter?" I groaned. "Was I that obvious?" "Please." She rolled her eyes. "You've mentioned her name approximately forty-seven times since you got here. And you just had that pathetic puppy dog look on your face while sh