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Edward narrowed his eyes. He was well aware that Sean knew the truth. Edward hoped this scoundrel wouldn't blow his cover. "I'm not planning to compete with you, Mr. Fowler. But I have to admit, I find your ex-wife quite charming," Sean deliberately said.Edward's eyes widened when he heard that. Rage surged through him, and he grabbed Sean by the collar in one swift movement. "Stay the hell away from Macie, Sean Hart!" he gritted out.Looking him in the eye, Sean placed his hand over Edward's and slowly pried the latter's fingers off one by one. "You two have already divorced. You have no claim over her. A gentleman is allowed to pursue a lovely woman, isn't he?" he casually asked.Edward was still injured, and having his fingers forced open made him wince, yet he continued to stare daggers at Sean. He'd heard that Sean had a thing for Macie. The two of them had been close; they had exchanged gifts, but nothing had ever really happened between them, and there were no rumors about

"In that case, you should address the root cause of the problem and find me a brother-in-law as soon as possible," Sean teased."...Do you think that's something I can just pick off a supermarket shelf?" Alice retorted."Isn't that how it works?" he quipped. "You should pick the best one, the one who has good character, brains, family, and looks." "I wish it were that easy. The ones with a good family look terrible, and the good-looking ones are useless. There's never a perfect combination," she mumbled. However, that wasn't entirely true. As she thought about it, a certain someone's face came to mind.Perhaps it was "sibling telepathy", because Sean said, "Back then, you didn't like Elias because of Sharon. Now that she's out of the picture, have you thought about giving him a chance?"Alice looked a little awkward when she heard that. "I can only give him a chance if he's willing to give me one."He arched his brow, thinking that there was hope. "That's not even a problem. A

When Macie gave it some more thought, she realized that Alice had mentioned it before. She had told Macie that she'd been set up by Sharon at a banquet and that Elias was the one who had stepped in to help her. She had even mentioned that Diana had tried to set the two of them up.Macie had even told Alice not to worry about her and to go for it if she and Elias ever had a chance. Back then, Alice had said the Hale family was too deep a pit to jump into and that she could never tolerate a sister-in-law like Sharon. Now, that sister-in-law was Macie.Macie couldn't help feeling like everything had changed. Elias noticed Macie spacing out even while taking her medicine and asked, "What's wrong? Are you bored? Is something on your mind? "You've been going to bed on time lately, so Mom and Dad left earlier. I'll go check if Mom's asleep, so you two can talk for a bit." Elias knew that he wasn't good at having deep, heart-to-heart conversations. Besides, he figured that she probably

Macie: "Elias is a workaholic with zero interest in women. Are you sure you want to pursue him? I'd hate to see you invest your feelings and end up getting hurt."Alice read Macie's reply and fell into deep thought, her lips pressing together. Elias wasn't interested in women? Was he born with a low libido, or was there something wrong with him?The moment that thought surfaced, her mind instantly drifted back to that night in the hotel. His hot breath, the heat of his palms, and the way he pinned her down and left her no room to fight back…Her cheeks heated up in an instant. At the time, she could tell that Elias definitely wasn't impotent. If anything, he was prolific.With that, Alice thought that she should just go for it. Since Elias is physically fine, she figured that the rest can be worked out. Alice told Macie about her decision, and Macie responded that she would fully support her. Alice asked her for help devising a strategy to pursue him, yet when the two of them put

"I'm not asking you to negotiate with Elias. All you have to do is follow me when I talk to him," Sean said.Alice nodded, ready to give it a try."Create more chances to interact with him. Find more things to talk about. Didn't you say you can't hold a conversation with him? That's because you two have nothing to talk about," he continued. "To be fair, it is hard to find something to talk to him about. So, start from the basics."She listened intently and pondered it. No one understood men better than another man. Sean laid out a comprehensive plan for her, from business conversations to personal charm. By the time he finished, she gave him a big thumbs-up. Just then, a message popped up on Sean's phone. It was from Elias. Sean took a look at it before sliding his phone across the table. "No wonder he sent me that message. Turns out, it was because of you," he said, biting back his laughter. "For a moment, I thought something was wrong with our company."Looking at the chat