Chapter 270


    "You''d better keep your word, Ethan. If I find out you''re backpedaling, you''ll be in hot water!" Ines


    warned, shooting him a stern look.


    Ethan felt a pang of unfairness. This girl didn''t want to handle Phillip and dumped the problem on


    him. So, he helped out, and now she was not pleased and started questioning his way of handling


    things.


    "Izzy, you''re bing more and more bossy." Ethan said, a mix of helplessness and amusement in


    his voice.


    Ines just scoffed, "I''m just trying to get a feel for how to be a badass boss."


    Ethan couldn''t help butugh, "You''ve got quite an imagination."


    Because it was time to start preparing the meal, Ethan nudged Ines out of the kitchen. To prevent


    the smoke from choking her, he closed the kitchen door. Ines took off her shoes andid down on


    the couch, not bothering to turn on the TV. She just quietly gazed at the ceiling with a satisfied


    smile.


    Ethan cooked two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes.


    Ines was very satisfied with the meal. After she finished, she lounged on the couch, patting her


    noticeably rounder belly and said, "You two definitely take after your godmother. All foodies!"


    After cleaning up the dishes. Ethan looked at Ines, who was sprawledzily on the couch, and


    couldn''t resist reaching out his hand, grinning, " Mr. Meyer formally invites you to take a walk with


    him. Would you do him the honor?"


    Ines gently ced her hand in his, "Seeing as Mr. Meyer has been on his best behaviortely, I


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    Ethan pulled Ines up. The neighborhood was wellndscaped, so they didn''t walk far. They just


    strolled around hand in hand for a bit before they stopped at some exercise equipment. Ines sat


    down on a bench, chin in hand, watching Ethan use the exercise equipment.


    She finally remembered. The gym at home had been converted into Cam''s bedroom, and Ethan


    hadn''t had the time to work out at night recently.


    "Ethan, when will our house be ready?" Ines asked.


    "It should be done soon, but we can''t move in right away. There will be harmful materials inside that


    need some time to dissipate." Ethan said.


    "You haven''t been working out recently. Will your physical condition decline?" Ines asked.


    Ethanughed, stepping down from the parallel bars and wrapping his arm around her, "No, I''ve


    only not been working out these past few days. It won''t have an impact."


    After they had walked around a bit more, they returned home. Ines felt much morefortable


    compared to after dinner, although her legs were a bit sore. She held onto Ethan as they walked


    home. After taking a shower, Ethan pulled a book off the shelf and said he wanted to do some


    prenatal education for their children. When Ines nced at the book, she couldn''t helpughing.


    The book Ethan had chosen wasn''t a storybook, but a fun economics book that used simple


    examples to exinplicated economic principles.


    "Ethan, let''s forget about this book. We''ll buy some suitable storybooks for themter. The one you


    have is tooplicated and not suitable for them." Ines said.


    Ethan had a different opinion, "Whether they can understand or not is not important. We just want


    them to get familiar with some basic concepts. The future of the Meyer family and the Galeana


    family needs them to carry on."


    Hearing this, Ines also felt the pressure. Their families were indeed short-handed, and their children


    were their biggest hope.


    "That''s true." Ines answered.


    "Therefore, we must start training them now. Otherwise, if theyck talent in the future, it would be a


    disgrace." Ethan looked very serious, his sincerity genuine.


    Ines didn''t say anything more, letting him do as he pleased.


    Ethan began, "Today, I''m going to teach you the first chapter, Rational Economic Man. It is a basic


    assumption in economics." But Ethan was not good at telling stories, especially when he was


    holding an economics book, even a fun one. The way he spoke made it soundpletely different.


    Ines couldn''t help butugh, but every time she saw his serious face, she had to hold back her


    laughter and curled up quietly in his arms.


    In the end, she fell asleep without realizing it. Little did Ines know, Shirley had left a trap for her.


    The next day, she was awakened by Ethan making a phone call, "Get someone to buy that


    magazine ASAP."


    After saying this, Ethan quickly hung up the phone. Ines looked at him with confusion, "What''s got


    you so worked up this early? What happened?"


    Ethan said, "Shirley exposed your past. It''s already made the papers. I''ve sent people to retrieve


    them, but it''s toote. Some have already been distributed. Hopefully, we can still control the


    situation." Ethan''s face was dark. He had already warned the newspapers and magazines, but they


    didn''t take him seriously.


    Ines had never seen Ethan like this. Seeing his face, she knew the situation was serious, and she


    couldn''t help but frown. Shirley was truly despicable. She ran away but still caused trouble for her.


    This was purely disturbing her peace.


    Just as Ines was about to speak, Ethan''s phone rang again. He growled into the phone, "I don''t


    want to hear your excuses. If you can''t even manage your own staff, what''s the point of being a


    CEO. You''d better leave soon and stop making a fool of yourself." Ethan hung up directly after


    speaking.


    Ines saw his clenched fists and pulled his hand over, patting it lightly, "Which magazine was it?"


    "Sunny Day Magazine, a magazine that specializes in digging into celebrities'' private lives. Most of


    their reports are about celebrities'' love lives. They have no professional ethics and like to overstate


    things. They have a bad reputation in A City, and most of their peers don''t like them. But their


    reports appeal to women, so they''re doing well in A City." Ethan said.


    "What just happened?" Ines asked.


    "The CEO of Sunny Day Magazine rang up, saying that their new editor-in-chief made some


    unteral decisions just to one-up the other editor." Ethan said.


    The magazine was now all over the ce. The CEO stormed into the office and gave both editors a


    dressing down, "Look at the mess you''ve made. I''ve told you before, some people you just can''t


    mess with. If you want to stir up trouble, then go ahead, but don''t drag me into it."


    One of the editors couldn''t help but break out in a cold sweat. The magazine operated a dual-editor


    system, each leading their own team, for the sake of healthypetition and to push thepany


    forward.


    He red at the guy across from him, "All this crap is your doing. Have you lost your mind? How


    could you go ahead and publish news about that girl?"


    "Is this Ines really that big of a deal? She''s just the chairman of the Galeana Group, isn''t she?


    What''s so special about that?" The other guy said nonchntly. On hearing this, the CEO, in a fit of


    rage, hurled a cup at his head, yelling, "Why on earth did I let someone like you be an editor?


    You can''t even be bothered to check out people''s background before making decisions."