Chapter 43
Erica left after spending the whole morning, leaving Ines alone in the hospital ward.
"Izzy, can you run a bath for me? I really need one." Ethan said.
Ines disagreed, "You have to bear with it for a couple of days. Your body is weak; you can''t catch a
cold."
Ethan touched his hair, "I feel so gross. I smell like alcohol and sweat, and my hair is all damp from
the sweat."
Ines knew he was a clean freak who took a shower every night and another one in the morning, no
matter the weather. But now was an exceptional time, so she thought of a good idea, "How about I
get you a basin of hot water to wipe yourself down?"
Ethan paused and then smiled at Ines, "Are you gonna wipe me down personally?"
Ines suddenly realized what she had said and got annoyed, "I''m not doing it for you, do it yourself."
She felt so stupid. He hadn''t had surgery, he didn''t need anyone to help him with this.
Seeing Ethan enter the bathroom, Ines was worried and reminded him again, "Ethan, don''t you dare
take a shower."
Ethan found her expression amusing, "You can supervise me if you want, I don''t mind."
Ines blushed and just red at him without saying anything.
Not long after, Ines heard the sound of water running non-stop, and itsted for quite a while. She
suddenly had a bad feeling. There was no need for the water to keep running if he was just wiping
himself down. Without thinking, she pushed open the bathroom door, and the scene before her
made her freeze. Ethan''s upper body waspletely undressed, and he was only wearing
underwear on the lower half. For a moment, Ines forgot to look away. He seemed skinny, but there
was not an ounce of extra fat on him, exuding a kind of powerful beauty.
"Mrs. Meyer, are you satisfied with what you see after studying me for so long?" Ethan asked.
Ines silently turned around and mmed the bathroom door shut, falling onto the bed. She had
gone crazy, barging in like that.
At noon, Ines went out to buy some food. When she came back, she saw the door of the ward
slightly ajar, as if someone hade to see Ethan. Just as she approached the door, she heard a
strange man''s voiceing from inside, "Ethan, I can''t believe you got married so fast. I regret it
too. If I had known back when we went to B City, I would have brought that girl back with me. I
thought about it carefully, and I don''t have anyone like that in my life. Lately, I''ve been hearing a
voice in my head. Do you think I could find that girl again if I tried?"
Ethan''s face darkened a bit, but the daydreaming Noel Yates didn''t notice.
"Who are you talking about?" Ethan asked.
"That girl, do you remember? The one we met at the coffee shop when I apanied you on a
blind date. She was ying with her blind date at the time, and I encouraged you to go and date
her, but you never made a move." Noel said.
"Then you''ve missed your chance." Ethan said, narrowing his eyes. He actually wanted his wife.
"How do you know?" Noel looked at Ethan puzzled, only to find that he had been staring at him.
"Ethan, why are you looking at me like that? I haven''t done anything to offend youtely."
They had grown up together, so he knew the meaning of each other''s expressions.
"Some people are off-limits." Ethan said.
"Don''t be so serious, man. You''ll make me think I''m after your woman. Don''t worry, I''m not
interested in my friend''s wife." Noel took a sip of water from the cup. Just then, Ines walked in. Noel
stared, dumbfounded. She had long, dark hair and bright, clear eyes. She also had a naturally
flushed face, exuding
a fresh and clean aura.
Although they had only met once, he recognized her right away. Wasn''t she the girl he had just
been talking about?
Hepletely forgot about the water in his mouth, and it wasn''t until it choked him that he put down
the cup and started coughing.
If he still couldn''t figure out who she was at this point, he would be really stupid. Ethan''s ward wasn''t
a ce any stranger could casually enter, let alone her walking in so calmly and naturally. Without a
doubt, she was Ethan''s newlywed wife.
No wonder Ethan looked so angry just now. It turned out that the person he cared about wasn''t
someone else, but his own woman.
Ines looked at Ethan in confusion, not understanding why Noel reacted so strongly to her presence.
Ethan said leisurely, "A single man, naturally very envious and jealous of me."
Ines looked at Ethan coldly, finding it hrious. As far as she knew, he hadn''t even had a girlfriend in
the past few years. How dare someone who had just gotten married talk about others! He was just
too much.
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Upon hearing this, Noel almost fell over. He retorted, "Ethan, I''ve had plenty of women following me
around."
"None of them are yours. Thew doesn''t recognize them." Ethan said.
Noel was pissed off, deciding not to argue about this topic any longer. He turned to Ines and
extended his hand, "Hello, I''m Ethan''s good brother, Noel. It''s nice to see you again."
Just as Ines was about to shake hands with Noel, Ethan pulled her away. Noel awkwardly withdrew
his hand, "Ethan, is that really necessary? I was just kidding earlier."
"Sometimes careless words can reveal a person''s true inner thoughts." Ethan was clearly on guard
against Noel.
But Ines took Noel''s words seriously. She had only heard some vague snippets outside the door
earlier, and she hadn''t heard them clearly. "Have we met before?" She couldn''t remember when she
had met Noel.
"It was a month and a half ago when you were on a blind date, and Ethan and I were sitting behind
the screen next to you. I even encouraged Ethan to go on a date with you, but he seemed calm on
the surface. As soon as I left, he took action right away." Noel hadn''t finished when Ethan
interrupted, "If you''re bored, I can suggest to your dad to have you work abroad."