Chapter 208


    After listening to people praise Charis all day long, J returned home with a heavy heart.


    Ethan was busy cooking in the kitchen when he heard Je in. He walked to the living room


    whilst stirring the egg in the custard bowl.


    He looked up at her and asked, “What would you like to have tonight? Shall I make some pasta?”


    J put down her bag and nced at him.


    He was wearing a gray shirt and a pair of slippers. An old apron clung to his torso. He looked like a


    family man. J didn’t know where he learned to cook and be the best partner who looked after his


    wife. Instead of feeling lucky, a pang of unease settled in her heart. She couldn’t help but wonder if he


    had cooked for anyone else before and looked at another woman the same way he looked at her,


    which always made her weak in the knees. Perhaps he had treated Charis the same way in the past.


    The multitude of thoughts wrecked J’s peace at once.


    She red at Ethan and opened the bedroom door. “Cook whatever you want because you’re going to


    eat by yourself.”


    With that, she mmed the door. Ethan stood there, staring at the closed door.


    He knew that Charis’ arrival might have ignited her jealousy.


    Ethan hoped that J would get jealous because it meant she cared about him. At first, he liked it;


    she looked adorable. However, the jealousy had turned into something vicious, separating them. Ethan


    couldn’t take it anymore. He felt depressed.


    He walked to the door, hoping to exin to J that he and Charis weren’t close. However, Ethan


    had already made it clear before. Mentioning it over and over again would only make it seem like he


    was trying to hide something from her.


    Therefore, Ethan chose to remain silent. He couldn’t tell J that Charis liked him because it would


    only amplify her insecurity. The situation was a tricky path to tread.


    The weather gradually turned cold at night.


    J took a quick shower, andy on the bed, wrapped in a nket, facing the window.


    Just then, she heard rustling sounds. Knowing that it was Ethan, she closed her eyes, ignoring him.


    Since Ethan wanted J to stay in his room, he practically turned her old bedroom into a storage


    room, making it impossible for her to move back.


    Ethan gently lifted the nket andy beside J, resting his head on his arm. The bed rattled under


    his weight.


    A depressing atmosphere prevailed in the room.


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    Ethan turned and nced at the back of J’s head. Noticing his presence, J moved away from


    him, pulling the nket closer to keep a safe distance from him.


    Ethan closed his eyes and let out a weary sigh. J seemed cold and distant, so he didn’t dare to


    touch her. He didn’t want to do anything that would increase her anger.


    J didn’t sleep well that night. The next morning, she walked to thepany in a daze.


    Thepany was only a couple of blocks away from their new apartment, so she walked to work every


    day. But today, the road ahead was under construction, so J had to take a different route.


    Autumns were dry in Seacisco. The leaves of the ginkgo trees had turned yellow.


    J stopped and admired the beauty of the trees dotting the silent street. Just then, a loud screech


    caught her attention.


    She spun around and saw a car darting toward her. J had no time to dodge. She fell to the ground


    in fear.


    Fortunately, the car skidded to a halt a couple of inches in front of her.


    Just as she was about to get up, she saw a hand reaching out to her.


    “I’m sorry, Ma’am. I was on the phone and didn’t notice you in front of me. Are you hurt?”


    J was still in a state of shock. She looked up and saw a man examining her with concern. He was


    a handsome man who seemed to be able to effortlessly win women’s hearts with his mere looks.