Chapter 185


    Chapter 185 The Love Rival (2)


    “Well, I guess I should leave you both to it. I shall return to my room.” Alice reckoned she should


    sensibly walk away at that moment, thinking it wasn’t appropriate for her to be a third wheel around


    them. Therefore, she quickly made her way to her room upstairs as soon as she finished her sentence


    without even waiting for Ethan to respond. Meanwhile, Ethan was left with a darkened expression on


    his face as he watched Alice leave.


    “Wait a minute, isn’t she the babysitter? Who is she, then?” Lorien could tell from Ethan’s darkened


    look that she had gotten the wrong idea about who Alice was. Apparently. Alice was not who she


    thought she was. After all, she naturally assumed that Alice was the babysitter since she hadn’t


    admitted or denied it.


    “Is she your soulmate or lover? Your girlfriend, perhaps?” Before Ethan could answer her question, she


    went on and kept guessing even though she didn’t expect an answer from Ethan. Knowing him, he’ll


    respond to my question with nothing but silence.


    “I’m married.” Ethan revealed the answer, refusing to keep her guessing all day.


    “Y–You’re married?” Lorien couldn’t help but exim in surprise and disbelief, for she didn’t expect to


    hear


    that answer.


    Lorien gulped and blinked as everything began to dawn on her. “So, is she your young


    wife?”


    Ethan didn’t answer thedy’s question but instead turned grimmer. What do you mean by saying she’s


    my young wife? Do I look old to you? I’m only three years older than her, you know.


    When Ethan didn’t deny it, Lorien quickly knew she was right. Thus, she chuckled gleefully and said,


    “Why do I have a feeling that she doesn’t love you that much? In fact, it even looks like she’s trying to


    bring us together.”


    “You talk too much” Ethan red at Lorien angrily as a sign of warning, and he spoke intimidatingly. I


    can tell what Alice is up to by myself. There is no need for you to remind me,dy!


    At the thought of that, he felt a strong urge of strangling Alice to death for rewarding his love unfairly.


    Then, when he noticed that Lorien was already finished with her dishes, he couldn’t help but feel even


    more annoyed about it. After all, he had never tried his own wife’s cooking before, yet Lorien beat him


    to


    that.


    “Come on, why are you so mad? I was just saying. You don’t have to be so worked up, plus I’ve never


    seen you acting so emotionally before.” Lorien’s eyes were filled with excitement as she knew Ethan


    was someone who wouldn’t get emotional so easily, but he seemed to be mad over something she


    deemed trivial this time. “Hmm, I’m sensing some other possibilities here. Could I be right?” Lorien


    grew even more curious after finishing her meal.


    Upon hearing thedy’s words, Ethan gazed at thedy with a pair of furrowed eyebrows, trying to


    figure out the meaning behind her words.


    “Could she be pretending as if she doesn’t care about you at all to hide her jealousy? Could she be


    crying alone in her own room every time she does that?” Lorien reckoned her hypothesized scenario


    was highly likely, considering how outstanding Ethan was. As such, she didn’t think there was any


    woman who could resist his charm.


    Ethan was stunned, ring at Lorien before he rose from his seat and headed upstairs. Seeing the


    man’s reaction, Lorien was slightly surprised; it seemed to her that Ethan was taking her word for it,


    although what she said about Alice earlier was just her mere spection. He seems desperate, which


    means he really cares about her. In that case, it looks like he’s fallen for her during the marriage.


    At the thought of Ethan’s feelings for Alice, Lorien couldn’t believe why she hadn’t received about their


    marriage; even Charles hadn’t heard anything about it either.


    any news


    Having been by Charles‘ side all this time, Lorien was convinced he had no idea about Ethan’s


    marriage with Alice, not to mention the fact that she just came from that old man’s ce. What’s going


    on? Howe Ethan didn’t say a thing about his marriage to Charles? What’s that woman doing in her


    room? Is she crying sadly like I think she is? I’d be happy if she is, but what if she isn’t?


    In the meantime, Ethan, who had just gone upstairs, made his way to Alice’s room. Before he could


    even reach for the doorknob, he could already hear herughter from the inside. As his eyes darkened,


    he opened the door straight away without even bothering to knock. Then, he saw Alice lying on her


    belly in the bed with her carphones on as she appeared to be happily chatting with someone through a


    video call. Crying sadly? That’s not even close!


    Meanwhile, Alice, who was too absorbed in her video call, wasn’t aware of Ethan’s presence due to the


    earphones that prevented her from hearing any movement. At that moment, she was busy talking to


    Apollo over the video call without paying too much attention to her surroundings. More importantly, she


    didn’t think Ethan woulde bothering her; instead, she believed he must be having a sweet time


    with


    Lorien.


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    Shortly after, she turned around and realized the lighting right in front of her had turned dimmer. It was


    then that she saw Ethan standing right in front of her bed. In that instant, she felt cold sweat trickling


    down her forehead, and she asked herself how she hadn’t noticed him at all.


    Damn it! That was close! Thank god I told Apollo to fetch something for me. I doubt he saw Apollo.


    Alice then secretly ended the video call. She didn’t want anyone from the Knight Family to know about


    Apollo, including Ethan.


    The moment Ethan saw Alice ending the video call, he squinted and radiated a menacing aura. “When


    did youe in?” Alice nervously gasped for breath but did her best to calm herself down.


    “What’s wrong? Why can’t Ie in?” Ethan responded with a tone cold enough to send chills down


    anyone’s spine.


    “Where is Miss Thelva? Don’t you have to keep herpany?” Alice took a deep breath and wondered


    what was wrong with Ethan. Shouldn’t he feel happy that the woman is visiting?


    Ethan’s face darkened, and he felt a strong urge to strangle Alice to death. On the other hand, Alice


    pursed her lips in silence when she saw the scary look on his face. He’s obviously pissed now. I’d be


    foolish to pick a fight with him now.


    “Who were you talking to over the phone?” Ethan felt panicky, recalling the happy look on Alice’s face


    when he entered her room. How could she leave me alone with that woman and return to her bedroom


    just to chat with someone else so happily?


    Alice blinked, trying to figure out an exnation. After all, she didn’t want to expose Apollo until she


    resolved her conflict with the Wnd Family. However, her phone started ringing just then, and it was


    Apollo’s customized video call ringtone. Alice was stunned, and her eyelids twitched uncontrobly.


    Damn it! I told Apollo to show me something, and he’s back now. I ended the call earlier, so he must be


    calling back now without knowing what’s going on here!