Chapter 165 Dread


    Ethan was a rugged man. However, he was kind and gentle toward J.


    "I know you were furiousst night because... because you cared about me..." Staring into his


    beautiful deep-set eyes made J dizzy.


    Being with the man always made her breathless. She couldn''t form a coherent thought in her mind.


    Ethan''s touches and soft kisses took her to another world almost as if the man had cast a spell on


    her.


    J craned her neck, and her eyes fluttered close as Ethan''s hot breath blew against her skin. "Of


    course. If not you, who else do I have to care about?" Ethan stared at her loose shirt and nted a


    soft kiss on her neck again. "What skincare product do you use? God, you smell divine."


    "Be serious. We are talking about what happened yesterday!" J wanted to push him away


    because his kisses drove her crazy.


    J was no longer stubborn, for she understood Ethan''s concern. "I''m sorry for what happened


    yesterday. From now on, I''ll check my phone often and won''t get drunk when I go out with friends,"


    she promised in a low voice.


    Ethan clicked his tongue and shook his head. "Is this all you want to say after thinking all this


    while?" His face darkened as he looked into her eyes.


    Realization crossed J''s face. She closed her eyes and nodded. "And I''ll try my best to avoid


    having dinner with Christopher again. We are a couple. I would never cheat on you, Ethan. In fact,


    Chris is actually a good man. He had a good reputation in college."


    Ethan scoffed at thement.


    He pulled J closer and gently nipped her corbone. "That''s because you are too naive.


    Christopher is only pretending to be kind and gentle. You haven''t seen his true color yet. Never


    mind. Stay away from him! Don''t let this happen again."


    Ethan knew everything about the Garrison family. They all had impressive careers and good


    reputations -- some of them were doctors andwyers. However, only a few people were aware of


    their secret business. Ethan would never trust a man from that family.


    J didn''t knew this, and obviously wouldn''t change her mind about Christopher just because


    Ethan didn''t like him.


    But she couldn''t argue with Ethan now. After all, J had no idea what the man would do if he got


    mad again.


    "Okay. Let go of me. I have to check the bedroom door. The man just broke it now."


    J immediately strutted to her room. The lock had been pried out. She tried closing the door from


    inside but couldn''t. A gust of wind from outside blew the door open again.


    "The lock is broken! We can call a locksmith only tomorrow." Ethan nced at the clock on the wall.


    "All right. Then, let''s do it the first thing in the morning." J''s shoulders slumped as she realized it


    was past midnight.


    She nced at Ethan and pulled the door frame. "It''ste. We better get some sleep first."


    Ethan touched his nose. He wanted to say something but stopped on second thought. Finally, he


    nodded and returned to his room.


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    It was a windy night. The autumn air was hot and humid.


    The door creaked as it swayed with the wind. J got out of the bed and closed the window but


    couldn''t fall asleep. The whooshing of the wind frightened her.


    She tossed and turned on the bed and buried her face in the quilt. J felt restless.


    Somehow, all her thoughts returned to the frightening episode with the man who had knocked on


    her door earlier, and the driver who came onto her in the cornfield. Both the incidents had scarred


    her for life. The repeated encounter with assaulters made her feel unsafe.


    J broke into a cold sweat as a wave of dread engulfed her.


    "Ethan..." She wrapped herself in the quilt and stared at the door. Ethan was the only one who could


    make her feel safe, and J had a sudden urge to be with him.