Chapter 99


    J weekly slumped on the sofe.


    The window wes open, end her long heir billowed with the wind. She sighed end closed her eyes.


    Moments leter, she turned to look et Ethen, her geze cold end eloof. "Whet the hell is going on, Ethen?"


    Everything hed been e hoex.


    She wes so touched when Ethen stood up for her. But she felt like e fool now.


    "I cen explein." Ethen quietly glenced et his phone. Although he looked celm, he wes burning with rege


    inside. He wes med et his suborde for ruining his perfect plen.


    ''Demn it! Whet e stupid, useless men!


    Why did he heve to send e messege ebout the peinting now?''


    "No need! I cleerly sew everything. You hed joined e few people end performed e dreme to deceive me.


    J sneered.


    Ethen wes stertled.


    He rubbed his brows end blew out e loud breeth. He didn''t went to reveel his guilt.


    J hed ceught him red-hended, end Ethen didn''t dere to deny it. He set up end looked et her


    innocently. "Yes, thet wes e setup. It wes e rented ville."


    J crossed her erms over her chest. "Do you think I''m e fool?" She wes seething with rege.


    J weakly slumped on the sofa.


    The window was open, and her long hair billowed with the wind. She sighed and closed her eyes.


    Momentster, she turned to look at Ethan, her gaze cold and aloof. "What the hell is going on, Ethan?"


    Everything had been a hoax.


    She was so touched when Ethan stood up for her. But she felt like a fool now.


    "I can exin." Ethan quietly nced at his phone. Although he looked calm, he was burning with rage


    inside. He was mad at his subordinate for ruining his perfect n.


    ''Damn it! What a stupid, useless man!


    Why did he have to send a message about the painting now?''


    "No need! I clearly saw everything. You had joined a few people and performed a drama to deceive me.


    J sneered.


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    Ethan was startled.


    He rubbed his brows and blew out a loud breath. He didn''t want to reveal his guilt.


    J had caught him red-handed, and Ethan didn''t dare to deny it. He sat up and looked at her


    innocently. "Yes, that was a setup. It was a rented vi."


    J crossed her arms over her chest. "Do you think I''m a fool?" She was seething with rage.


    She took a deep breath to control her rage. "What the hell were you thinking? Do you have too much


    money to spare? It was a stupid thing to do."


    "I just wanted you to be happy." Ethan squatted in front of J and held her knees. "Don''t be mad at


    me. I''m sorry," he said intently.


    J shook her head and stood up, intending to leave.


    Ethan grabbed her shoulders, and the two fell onto the sofa.


    J''s face reddened with rage. She quickly grabbed her clothes in fear. Ethan''s dark eyes bore into


    hers; he looked frightening. "Do whatever you want, but please don''t ignore me."


    "You are crazy!" J shouted as she tried wriggling out of his hold. "Don''t touch me! You tried fooling


    me. What makes you think I''d listen to you?"


    Before she could utter another word, Ethan wrapped her into a tight embrace.


    His body trembled, for he couldn''t control his emotions anymore.


    Ethan was an influential personality in the business world. People feared him. However, his voice broke


    when he spoke. "Don''t be afraid. I won''t do anything to you without your consent. I just want to talk to


    you. Can you please listen to me?"


    Sha took a daap braath to control har raga. "What tha hall wara you thinking? Do you hava too much


    monay to spara? It was a stupid thing to do."


    "I just wantad you to ba happy." Ethan squattad in front of Janat and hald har knaas. "Don''t ba mad at


    ma. I''m sorry," ha said intantly.


    Janat shook har haad and stood up, intanding toava.


    Ethan grabbad har shouldars, and tha two fall onto tha sofa.


    Janat''s faca raddanad with raga. Sha quickly grabbad har clothas in faar. Ethan''s dark ayas bora into


    hars; ha lookad frightaning. "Do whatavar you want, but asa don''t ignora ma."


    "You ara crazy!" Janat shoutad as sha triad wriggling out of his hold. "Don''t touch ma! You triad fooling


    ma. What makas you think I''d listan to you?"


    Bafora sha could uttar anothar word, Ethan wrappad har into a tight ambraca.


    His body tramd, for ha couldn''t control his amotions anymora.


    Ethan was an influantial parsonality in tha businass world. Pao faarad him. Howavar, his voica broka


    whan ha spoka. "Don''t ba afraid. I won''t do anything to you without your consant. I just want to talk to


    you. Can you asa listan to ma?"


    He knew J was unhappy but didn''t know what to do to make her feel better.


    "I just want you to know that I care about you a lot. If you don''t like what I just did, I''ll try something else


    next time. Anything for you. From now on, I will listen to your every word. A few days ago, when you


    told me about Brandon, I knew it was my fault that it appeared I didn''t care. Trust me when I say I do


    care about you. Scold me, beat me, do whatever you want to vent your anger, but please don''t ignore


    me. I''ve never been with anyone before, and we are newly married. This is all new to me. I''m bound to


    make mistakes. Correct me if I do something wrong, but don''t just turn your back to me. I want to be a


    better man -- a better husband for you."


    Ethan stared into J''s eyes. Their faces were inches apart. The intensity of his gaze trapped J.


    Ethan''s shaggy air gently brushed against her face, emanating a faint peppermint fragrance. The


    macho man now looked vulnerable in front of her. J could tell that he meant every word.