Chapter 222

At that moment Malis face shifted into a mask of mock of pretends surprise the moment she saw Ethan.

"Oh, what a coincidence," she exclaimed, her tone laced with exaggerated shock.

"You again?"

Her heels clicked sharply against the floor as she approached the desk, her eyes narrowing on Ethan. "I hope you're here to apologize for earlier," she said, crossing her arms. "You had the audacity to disrupt me as I was entering the building. Do you have any idea who you're dealing with?"

However Ethan remained seated, his expression calm and unreadable, but she didn't give him a chance to respond.

"Officer," she said, turning to the man with a commanding tone.

"I demand this man be searched thoroughly. Who knows what he might be hiding this time?"

Her words dripped with condescension, and she gestured at Ethan dismissively.

"He's clearly up to no good, or he wouldn't have caused a scene earlier, I'm so sure of that."