Chapter 46 This Is My Husband


    J propped her cheek on her palm and looked at her paycheck with a worried look. Although she


    had just received her sry, it was just a drop in the bucket for Hannah''s surgery.


    "You just got your paycheck today. Why do you still look unhappy?" her colleague asked, frowning.


    One look at J told her that she was upset. "Would you like to have a barbecue with me tonight?"


    J shook her head, smiling. "How about next time? I have ns tonight."


    "Okay. See you tomorrow." The colleague smiled and took her bag to leave.


    J slowly packed up herptop. When she was about to leave, someone patted her back.


    It was Christopher. He was dressed in a brown wind breaker, looking fresh and pristine. He smiled


    at her, his eyes twinkling with delight.


    "Ready to go? How about I walk you to the bus stop? What''s wrong? You look upset. Having trouble


    at work?"


    J sped the straps of her backpack and smiled. "No. I was just thinking about something. By


    the way, Chris, are you free tonight? I just got my paycheck today and was thinking of taking you out


    for dinner." She had already promised to take Christopher out, so she nned to invite him for


    dinner.


    She didn''t have enough money for Hannah''s operation, anyway. Spending money on a meal didn''t


    seem like a big deal. After all, she had to return his favor.


    "Yeah. I came across a new western restaurant. I want to give it a try," Christopher suggested,


    feeling both surprised and ttered.


    He pressed the elevator button. As the door closed, he examined her face and asked, "Is the man


    who picked you upst time your boyfriend?" This question had been lingering in his mind ever


    since he saw J with Ethan. Even though he seemed hesitant to question her, he wanted to find


    an opportunity to find out about Ethan.


    Perhaps the man was her cousin, friend, or rtive. After all, he didn''t look like the type J would


    date.


    The man looked like a beast and didn''t seem like the right match for her.


    "You saw him the other day?" J looked at him, hesitant to reveal their rtionship. "That man


    is..."


    Just as she wondered whether to tell the truth or not, her phone rang.


    "Sorry, I have to answer this call."


    J quickly walked out of the elevator and headed to the bathroom. "What''s up?" she asked in a


    hushed voice.


    "When will youe back? I''m hungry," Ethan said. J could picture him lying on the sofa,


    frowning.


    "There are sandwiches in the fridge. Have them first."


    After a moment''s thought, J felt that since she was married to Ethan now, she had to tell him


    that she was going to have dinner with another man. "I''m taking Christopher out for dinner to pay


    back his favorst time. I might be a littlete."


    The man remained silent for a while. "You''re not even sure if he was the one who helped you. Why


    do you have to pay him back?" he asked coldly.This is property ? N?velDrama.Org.


    J bit her lip. "But I''ve already invited him. It wouldn''t be nice to cancel the n all of a sudden."


    She heard the rustling of clothes. Then, Ethan spoke, "I''lle with you. Which restaurant?"


    After telling him the restaurant''s name, J walked back to Christopher. "Let''s go."


    They passed two streets and arrived at the opulent western restaurant.


    "Well, I guess someone is going to join us for dinner. I''m sorry, Chris," J stuttered as they


    reached the door of the restaurant.


    "It doesn''t matter." Although Christopher sounded rxed, he immediately figured out the situation.


    "Is it a male or a female friend?" he asked, trying to sound rxed.


    When J was about to answer him, she saw Ethan standing outside the restaurant. The setting


    sun cast a golden hue on his towering frame, outlining his features.


    ''Wow! He has arrived soon.''


    Christopher followed her gaze and saw a tall man with broad shoulders wearing a vintage ck


    jacket. He looked like a mature man with fortitude yet seemed arrogant at the same time. His eye-


    catching features made Christopher gulp with insecurity.


    "This is my husband, Ethan. This is Christopher...


    I mentioned him over the phone," J said as she awkwardly walked to Ethan.


    Christopher''s eyes widened; his jaw dropped in horror. "What? When did you get married?"


    He couldn''t help but look Ethan up and down, who was also staring at him. It was, after all, a matter


    of self-esteem between the two men.


    J broke into a cold sweat. She forced a smile, trying to hide her fear because Ethan''s sharp


    gaze was fixed on Christopher. He looked unhappy.


    He put one arm around J''s shoulder, suppressing his anger. "Haven''t you told others that you''re


    married and have a husband?" he asked in a low voice.