Chapter 176


    Ines was woken up early by the smell of food cooking. When she got up and ready, she found Ethan


    bustling around the kitchen, humming a little tune. He seemed to be in a good mood.


    Ines had never seen Ethan like this. She couldn''t resist slowing down her steps, quietly walking up


    behind him and wrapping her arms around his waist. She deliberately asked loudly, “What are you


    up to, Mr. Meyer?”


    She was trying to startle him, but instead, he quickly spun around, pushed her on the fridge, and


    gave her a passionate French kiss. Ines leaned against his chest, ying with the buttons on his


    shirt. "Why weren''t you scared?" She asked.


    "I recognized your footsteps. I knew it was you the moment you stepped out of the bedroom." He


    deliberately didn''t turn around because he wanted to see what Ines was up to. He certainly didn''t


    expect her to try to scare him, but he was not someone who got easily frightened.


    However, since she was the one who initiated it, he wasn''t going to let her off easily.


    Ines followed his gaze and saw a bunch of snacks on the table. She asked, "You didn''t leave the


    house after we got homest night, when did you get these things? "


    "I had Lucas bring them over early in the morning." What he didn''t tell her was that he remembered


    he wanted to get her something to eat in the middle of the night and ended up calling Lucas.


    Ines couldn''t help but shake her head, thinking that being Ethan''s secretary must be tough. Not only


    doing secretary work but also ying babysitter.


    "I think you should give Lucas a raise," Ines suggested seriously.


    "Lucas''s sry is adjusted annually. He is already well paid."


    Ines stared at Ethan in disbelief. A secretary''s sry was so high.


    She always thought that being a certified public ountant was a high-paying job. If the firm she


    worked for was doing well, she could make a lot of money in a year. However, she never expected


    that the secretary''s sry at the Meyer Group was several times higher.


    "Had I known that being a secretary was so lucrative, I would have studied that. Does the Meyer


    Group hire non-professionals? I might change careers once I recover."


    "There are only a few secretaries at the Meyer Group. No matter what profession, there are people


    who excel and those who don''t. Lucas happens to be at the top of his field."


    "With a secretary''s sry being so high, I wonder how much a CEO earns?" Ines asked curiously.


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    Ethan chuckled. They had been married for half a year, and she had never touched his bank card.


    "Mrs. Meyer, have you forgotten something? I gave you my bank card a long time ago. You can


    check the bnce anytime you want."


    "I really am clueless." Ines suddenly remembered. Not long after they got married, he had already


    handed her his bank card. If it weren''t for this conversation, she would havepletely forgotten


    about it.


    Ethan served some soup for Ines and brought the dishes to the table.


    She suddenly remembered the person who stabbed her. "It''s been over ten days. Is there any


    progress on the case? Is that person really mentally ill?"


    "I received a call from the police stationst night. He does indeed have intermittent mental illness.


    The police station where he was previously detained has confirmed this. He was once put in solitary


    confinement for attacking other inmates during a psychotic episode. After being released, he lived in


    a mental hospital for a while.


    The hospital still has his treatment records. Experts determined that he was indeed having a


    psychotic episode at the time of the incident. He is now undergoingpulsory treatment." Ethan


    didn''t want to believe this. It seemed too coincidental.


    "Do you think we might be overthinking it? Maybe it was just an unfortunate ident."


    "Izzy, I am convinced this is not as simple as it seems. You should stay at home and rest for now. If


    you''re bored, you cane to the Meyer Group with me."


    "Don''t worry, I''m not that frail. Even if someone is plotting against me, they wouldn''t dare to make


    another move so soon. It would expose them too easily."


    Just then, Ethan''s phone rang. It was Phillip.


    "Ethan, if Izzy is not working for the time being, you can send her over to me. I''ll help her


    recuperate."


    Upon hearing Phillip''s words, Ines quickly shook her head at Ethan. Ethan knew exactly what she


    meant and told Phillip, "Grandpa, don''t worry. I have everything sorted out. I''m in my thirties, I know


    how to take care of my wife. There''s no need for her to stay with you over this little matter.


    It''s been a busy few days at thepany, and I don''t want tomute back and forth every night."


    Phillip said loudly, "I''m thinking of Izzy''s well-being. Don''t overthink it. I just said Izzy shoulde


    over, you don''t have to."


    "That won''t work. I won''t sleep well if I''m not hugging my wife at night." Ethan said with a slight


    smile.


    Hearing this, Phillip said, "Now you have the courage to refute me."


    "Thank you for thepliment, grandpa." Ethan replied shamelessly. He only heard Phillip snort


    coldly, thenined a few words and hung up the phone.