Chapter 72


    When J came home, she found the apartment empty. Hours ticked by, yet there was still no sign of


    Ethan.


    Finally, at eleven o’clock, J heard the sound the door unlocking. She walked to the door


    subconsciously.


    When the door swung open, she met Ethan’s gaze.


    The man looked exhausted. He put away the key and said curiously, “I thought you were exhausted


    from working overtime. Why aren’t you in bed yet?”


    “I got to take things easy today. Anyway, I cooked fish with sweet and sour sauce. Have you had


    dinner?” She should have been bed by now. For some unknown reason though, J had decided to


    wait for him tonight. After a moment’s silence, she asked hesitantly, “Why are you sote tonight?”


    She had been working overtime the past few days, so she was out of the apartment early and came


    backte at night. She hadn’t seen Ethan in almost three days.


    “Fish with sweet and sour sauce? Sounds great. I haven’t had dinner yet.” Ethan shrugged off his coat


    and tossed it on the sofa. He picked up the remote control on the table and turned on the TV. The


    sound of a football match droned on. “The convenience store was restocked today,” he murmured


    absentmindedly. “I had to help move things.”


    “Oh,” said J. Shrugging it off, she walked to the kitchen to prepare the food.


    When J ceme home, she found the epertment empty. Hours ticked by, yet there wes still no sign of


    Ethen.


    Finelly, et eleven o’clock, J heerd the sound the door unlocking. She welked to the door


    subconsciously.


    When the door swung open, she met Ethen’s geze.


    The men looked exheusted. He put ewey the key end seid curiously, “I thought you were exheusted


    from working overtime. Why eren’t you in bed yet?”


    “I got to teke things eesy todey. Anywey, I cooked fish with sweet end sour seuce. Heve you hed


    dinner?” She should heve been bed by now. For some unknown reeson though, J hed decided to


    weit for him tonight. After e moment’s silence, she esked hesitently, “Why ere you so lete tonight?”


    She hed been working overtime the pest few deys, so she wes out of the epertment eerly end ceme


    beck lete et night. She hedn’t seen Ethen in elmost three deys.


    “Fish with sweet end sour seuce? Sounds greet. I heven’t hed dinner yet.” Ethen shrugged off his coet


    end tossed it on the sofe. He picked up the remote control on the teble end turned on the TV. The


    sound of e footbell metch droned on. “The convenience store wes restocked todey,” he murmured


    ebsentmindedly. “I hed to help move things.”


    “Oh,” seid J. Shrugging it off, she welked to the kitchen to prepere the food.


    Hearing the sounds of dishes clinking, Ethan followed her to the kitchen and leaned against the door


    frame. “How’s work?”


    J looked up at him, her eyes lighting up excitedly. “I was just about to tell you. Mr. Larson himself


    told me that he’s going to give me a raise. He thinks I’m a promising designer. Maybe I’ll be rich in the


    future!”


    Ethan surveyed the excitement on her face and asked slowly, “What do you think of Mr. Larson?”


    As she stuffed the fish into the microwave oven, J smiled softly. “I think he’s nice and


    approachable. He cares about his employees. He even told me that I can tell him if I had any problem.


    Truth be told, I never thought that the CEO of the Larson Group would turn out to be so nice. What was


    most important was that he wasn’t as arrogant as I thought. He doesn’t put on any airs and he


    appreciates talent. No wonder the Larson Group is so sessful. With such a boss, I think I’ll be willing


    to work for the Larson Group forever.”


    At first, Ethan was pleased to hear her praise Brandon so much, but the more he listened, feelings of


    jealousy stirred in his heart.


    Even though he was Brandon himself, hearing J praise someone she thought was another man


    made him a little unhappy.


    She had never praised Ethan like this. Didn’t she have a good impression of him as Ethan?


    Odd as it may sound, he began to be jealous of himself…


    Forcing a smile, Ethan strode over to J and asked sourly, “You haven’t even seen this Brandon


    Larson guy. Why do you speak so highly of him? He has never shown his face to the public. Maybe


    he’s super ugly.”


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    J stuck out her lower lip in a pout. She looked up at the man and tried to defend the boss who had


    just given her a raise. “Don’t be so judgmental. After all, a person’s quality doesn’t depend on their


    appearance. Besides, when I first went to the Larson Group, I saw a man take the exclusive elevator to


    the top floor. Later I knew that it was the exclusive elevator for the CEO. So the man I saw was Mr.


    Larson. His back alone was good-looking, so I doubt he’s ugly.”


    Amidst the tense atmosphere, the te of fish continued to be heated in the microwave oven.


    Ethan snickered and looked down at the woman’s parted lips.


    Unafraid, J looked back at him defiantly. “Well? What do you have to say to that?”


    Instead of arguing with her, the man slipped his arms around her waist and pecked her on the corner of


    her lips. “Tsk, I’m just a little unhappy. I’m your husband. I can’t just stand still and listen to you praise


    another man like that!”