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    A wave of jealousy filled Annie Davis'' heart.


    She just heard Ethan Wright call Samantha his wife, and it shocked her beyond words.


    She had met Ethan Wright on two asions while attending special events with her adoptive father,


    General Winfield Davis.


    However, this tall and handsome man never batted an eye for her. Yet, here he was standing in


    front of their table, calling Samantha his wife?!


    ''No!'' Her head was yelling in denial!


    At first, the possibility that Samantha was still after yton fueled her displeasure, recalling how


    much she adored yton in the past.


    Annie sessfully managed to win yton over and she had already considered herself


    triumphant for having taken the attention that was given to Samantha, but now... why did it feel like


    she was still a loser inparison to her stepsister?!


    Annie Davis''s insides were screaming with envy!


    She clearly noticed how Ethan Wright was giving her and her mother that nasty look, so she tried to


    recover by taking back her words, pretending she did not know Samantha at all.


    Deep inside, however, Annie wondered if Ethan Wright knew the truth about Samantha and her


    past.


    Just when she thought she had momentarily slipped out of Ethan''s piercing stare, Belinda had to


    remind him, "Haha! What a relief! Annie and Catherine seemed like they were ready to fry you, Chef


    Sam! I''m d it''s all a misunderstanding."


    Annie saw as Ethan immediately shot an ominous nce at her and her mother. His eyes narrowed


    as he asked, "Did they now. Tell me again, what did they say? Soiled? Shameful? What else was


    said about my wife?"


    "Um... No. It was... a mistake," Annie said while her voice trailed off.


    "Yes, Mr. Wright. I heard that woman clearly telling Mrs. Wright that she was here." The F&B


    manager frowned as she reported, "That Chef Sam was here toe in between her and her


    fiance."


    With brows drawn together, she added, "Miss Davis even suggested that Mrs. Wright may be a


    whore."


    Ethan raised his chin at Annie before remarking, "Really? My wife a whore?"


    Annie Davis felt her heart racing as she tried to reason with the man, "It - it was a mistake. I''m sorry,


    Mr. Wright. Forgive my words - "


    "But you dare use my wife when you are unsure?" Ethan cut off her words. "And why would my


    wife be interested in your fiance? He doesn''t evenpare to my foot!"


    yton Brown felt a lump in his throat, hearing Ethan''s description of him.


    "My wife would never look at another man, other than me. You see, my wife''s standards are way up


    there," added Ethan.


    "Why don''t you... tell your fiance how many soldiers you have slept with before marking on him and


    we''ll know who is the real whore!" Ethan told. His indication created murmurs around the venue.


    It became clear to Annie how Ethan knew who they really were and how relevant they were to


    Samantha''s life. All of this was just an act to dismiss them and the usations she had of


    Samantha.


    Even Samantha would up, widening her eyes at Ethan''s tale. She wondered how her own husband


    knew this about Annie. Of course, Samantha knew.


    Annie was the person who encouraged her into having sex, but she wound up doing it with Ethan.


    Getting up, Winfield Davis interfered, "Now, I think you have gone too far, Ethan - "


    "That is Mr. Wright to you, General," Ethan answered curtly, cutting off the General''s words. He then


    shifted his gaze to yton and said, "Control your woman and put her in her proper ce... or I


    will."


    Turning to Samantha, Ethan urged, "Let''s go... Honey."


    When Ethan and Samantha left the room, the air remained chilly. Even Belinda felt the


    awkwardness around the venue. Somehow, she thought there was more to the story than what was


    told.


    Seeing Ethan and Samantha go, Annie Davis wound up excusing herself, "I - I just need to go to the


    bathroom."


    "I''lle with you, dear," Catherine Davis suggested, speedily getting up. She did not miss,


    however, to give Matilda a nasty re beforepletely leaving the venue.


    It was in thedies'' room that the mother and daughter discussed the earlier situation.


    "Mother? How did Sam deceive such a man! She must have fed him with lies and bewitched Ethan


    Wright?!" Annie screamed from inside the restroom. "Why would someone like Ethan Wright marry


    Sam and when? When did this happen?!"


    "She must have tricked Ethan Wright! She must have!" Annie insisted while repeatedly thrusting her


    hands away.


    "Yes! And she must have told Ethan Wright that we have wronged her!" Catherine was panting with


    her daughter, walking back and forth in the bathroom when she assumed, "I could see it... Ethan


    Wright is on to us!"


    Catherine put both her hands on Annie''s shoulders and suggested, "Listen to me. We must turn this


    around. Clearly, that Ethan Wright does not know of Samantha''s past. I don''t know how she did it."


    With a sneer on her face, Catherine added, " We don''t even know if he knew about Samantha


    getting pregnant! She must have left her child in someone else''s care or have abandoned her child!"


    Since Winfield Davis was never interested in knowing about Samantha, Matilda never shared about


    her granddaughter''s life to anyone. The rest of the family remained oblivious of how Samantha had


    been the past six years.


    They did not even know how Samantha had twins!


    "You are right, mother. You are right. Ethan Wright must have been blinded!" Annie convinced


    herself. "But mother, now... what must we do?!"


    Catherine was in deep thought, thinking about their next move. After some time, she formted a


    n and indicated, "I think... the best way is to... win their favor."


    "What mother?" Annie did not like the idea.


    "We must convince your father to make amends with Samantha and only after gaining her trust


    back will we strike!" Revealed Catherine. "We need to gather all the pieces of evidence about


    Samantha''s pregnancy!"


    "But how mother?! That was years ago!" Annie probed with her brows drawn together.


    "Your father kept some files in his office. He sealed Sam''s information in his office somewhere.


    Surely, I can get the information we need," assured Catherine.


    "We will bring down Samantha and prove to the Wrights that she is not to be trusted! Married or not,


    we can still prove that she is unworthy to be Ethan Wright''s wife." A smirk became painted on


    Catherine''s face as she suggested, "Who knows... you... my dearest daughter may steal Ethan''s


    attention after all this!"


    "Mother! What are you suggesting?!" While Annie was shocked at her mother''s proposal. Her head


    got over herself and could not help but wonder, "You mean, me? Be Mrs. Wright?"


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    "Why not?" Catherine countered.


    "But what - what about yton?" Annie asked before biting her lip.


    "yton? yton is nothingpared to the richest man in the city! Annie! Think!" Catherine held


    Annie''s hand and replied, "You are a far worthy daughter of the General. More than Samantha!"


    "In truth, her name has been tainted and all we need to do... is prove it to the Wrights!" With a


    sinister grin, Catherine added, "Once again, that woman will be aughingstock... but this time, not


    only in the military camp but also in the entire city of Braeton!"


    Annie thought about her mother''s n.


    She realized how she only became interested in yton because he was Samantha''s. And now?


    Samantha was with someone else far better than yton. Annie frowned and answered, "You are


    right, mother. You are right! Why settle for yton."


    "I - I also want to be Mrs. Wright!" Dered Annie with a mischievous grin on her face.


    ***


    "It''s my fault. I should have known they booked the hotel for their events," Ethan said while they


    were in the car, on the way home.


    "I have ns, Sam. It wasn''t the right time to face them. Not yet," added Ethan.


    "I know. I was... caught off guard myself," Samantha answered while putting a hand on her chest.


    She turned to him and said, "I''m so d you came."


    A smirk appeared on his face and he answered, "You wanted me to. Why else would you tell me


    where you were headed."


    Samantha chuckled and answered, "I hoped that you would."


    Ethan reached for her hand and teased, "Now, do you only want to call me honey in the face of your


    stepsister and stepmother?"


    His words made Samantha blush. She said, "I thought... it sounded more convincing."


    "Hmmm." He leaned over Samantha''s face and whispered to her ear, "And because I saved you


    tonight, your honey gets a reward."


    ''Gosh, is this really Ethan?'' Samantha thought while covering her burning face. It would seem as


    though she would once again be devoured that evening.