Chapter 108


    But soon, J forgot about everything as excitement bubbled up in her heart.


    She was so happy that she didn’t bother probing how it all happened.


    “Aren’t you going to work today?” Ethan asked in a muffled voice as he wiped his face with a cotton


    towel.


    “No, I have taken the day off. I nned to go to the hospital, but that seems unnecessary now.”


    Clenching a rubber band between her teeth, J casually coiled up her chestnut curly hair into a bun.


    After that, she smoothed her unruly bangs in front of the mirror, tucking long strands of hair behind her


    ear. She looked like a college student. However, the dark rims around her eyes made her look haggard.


    “All right. Then, sleep well at home.”


    Ethan yfully ruffled her hair and lowered his head to meet her eyes. Their faces were inches apart.


    The next moment, the darkness consumed J as he pecked on her lips. “I’m going to work.” With


    that, he left.


    J touched her lips in a daze. By the time she returned to her senses, the door was closed, and the


    apartment returned to silence.


    After breakfast, J slumped on the sofa and watched TV. It was humid and dark outside. The cloudy


    sky showed signs of a rainstorm.


    J didn’t know when she fell asleep.


    When she woke up, the light in the living room was off, and a football match was ying on the TV.


    Ethan was sitting on the sofa beside her. The dim light form the TV cast sharp shadows on his face,


    making his features look sharper. He was leaningfortably against the sofa, sending messages on


    his phone.


    “Why didn’t you wake me up?” J rubbed her eyes. A gray nket slipped down from her shoulders.


    “I thought you would wake up any time.” Ethan smiled and handed a ss of warm milk to her. “Drink


    this and go to your room. It would be morefortable for you to sleep there.”


    J took the milk and drank it obediently.


    The room fell silent again.


    “By the way, thank you for helping mest night. Did your hand get hurt when you smashed the wine


    bottle?” She had been busy worrying about Hannah that she almost forgot what happened in the Lind


    family house. Holding the ss, she studied Ethan’s face.


    His expression remained the same throughout. He put down his phone and took a sip of beer. “It’s


    okay. We are husband and wife,” he said, his eyes still fixed on the TV. “You don’t have to thank me.”


    J pulled the nket closer in her arms and looked at him. The light from the TV brightened her


    face. She drew circles on the rim of the ss, carefully choosing her words. “Now that you know I


    wasn’t the one you had nned to marry, do you still want to be in a serious rtionship with me as my


    husband?”


    Ethan stopped drinking beer and turned his head. His eyes narrowed as he looked at her. “Why do you


    ask? Who else do you want to marry?” J’s hair stood on end when she heard the threat in his tone.


    She looked away and shook her head. “No. I didn’t mean that.”


    Ethan was an excellent man, and she had no reason to stay away from him.


    After a moment’s thought, Ethan asked, “You always refused to consummate our wedding and be a


    real couple. Was it because you married me as a substitute? Were you nning on leaving me one


    day?”


    J’s mouth parted. She didn’t know what to say. Ethan had observed her every move intently.


    “Well, that was one of the reasons. But I didn’t intend to leave without telling you the truth. I just wanted


    to wait for a proper timing to tell you everything so that we could decide what to do next.” A blush


    med J’s cheeks. She didn’t know why they were talking about this all of a sudden.


    “What about now?” Ethan grabbed her wrist. The warmth of his body seeped into her skin.


    He pushed the nket away and leaned closer to her.


    His tall nose and chiseled jaw made him look manly.


    J pulled the nket closer to her as she felt her heart was about to leap out of her chest.


    At such a close distance, she could see his drooping eyshes. “I… I’m not ready yet. I have to pay for


    Hannah’s surgery. There are still a lot of things for me to do. I have to finish the design for thepany


    as well. And… and there are eggs in the fridge… well, we have to finish them as soon as we can. They


    have been in the fridge for almost two months.”


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    Ethan arched his brows and listened to her rant about the most random thing to avoid the topic.


    “How long do you think you can avoid it?”


    Flustered, J cleared her throat and said, “You know what, Ethan. The money Bernie and Fiona give


    me won’t even cover up to half of the surgery fee. I have to find a way to pay for it. Now, I think I have


    no choice but to borrow money from the bank even if the interest rates are high.”