Chapter 292
Ines was snoozing away the entire afternoon, only getting up when the sun was about to set. When
she woke up, the whole room was bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun, looking unbelievably
gorgeous. At that moment, Ethan was busy snapping photos, first of her, then of the view outside
the window.
Just as they were about to head out, there was a knock on the door. Ashley and Phoebe were
inviting them downstairs for dinner.
After dinner, they strolled along a small path in the hotel grounds. After a while, they discovered a
lake, with a sandy beach where the sand was incredibly soft.
"Someone told me earlier that this is a man-madeke. It was dug out." Ethan exined with a grin.
"Wow, they really went all out to build ake here." Ashley kicked off her shoes and made a beeline
for theke, leaving Aaron to pick up her shoes so they didn’t have toe back for themter.
Ines was tempted to join them by theke, but considering her age and the people around, she
didn’t run over like Ashley did.
Ethan patted her on the shoulder, saying with a smile, "Izzy, you can take off your shoes and walk
on the beach too. It should feel pretty good."
Encouraged by Ethan, Ines took off her shoes. Ethan naturally picked them up, and they walked
hand in hand on the beach. The sun was setting, and they enjoyed a leisurely stroll by theke.
Walking on the soft sand was indeed a wonderful experience.
Noel said to Phoebe, "You can do the same, I can hold your shoes for you."
Phoebe scoffed. Just when Noel thought she would walk away, a pair of shoes were thrown at him.
Noel caught them.
After a round, Ines and Ethan found Phoebe and Ashley not far away. She let go of Ethan''s hand
and went to join them.
So, all three guys ended up holding a pair ofdies'' shoes, looking a bit awkward. They nced at
each other and couldn''t help butugh.
Ethan watched Ines having a good time and instinctively captured her every move with his camera.
Ashley and Phoebe also asked for photos. Seeing Ethan so well-received, Noel couldn''t help but
say to Aaron, "Ethan''s changed a lot over the past year, he''s be more outgoing, and he knows
how to please women. If I''d known a camera could make women happy, I would''ve bought one
myself."
Aaron just smiled and didn''t say anything. He knew it was because Ethan truly cared about Ines. If it
were someone else, he probably wouldn''t have done the same.
Noel patted Aaron on the shoulder, "Bro, you should at least try to look happy. Your smile seems so
forced. I can''t tell anymore if you''re still hung up on Ines, or if you''re upset because Ashley found a
boyfriend."
"Look who''s talking, you should sort out your own stuff first. You haven''t managed to win over any
girl after all this time." Aaron said.
Noel red at Aaron, thinking how naive he had been. Unlike Ethan who was always respectful with
women and didn''t want any marriage expectations imposed on him, he chose to ignore the baseless
rumors.
The ironic thing now was that when he finally found a woman he liked, she already pegged him as a
yboy.
But it would be wrong to say he had no women in his life, after all, he was already thirty .
After the girls had yed to their heart’s content, they sat down on the beach. Ethan came over and
Ashley snatched the camera from him to check out the photos.
After a while, she frowned at Ethan, "Why did you take such unttering photos of me and Phoebe,
but Ines looks so good in her photos. You''re ying favorites."
Hearing this, Ines blushed and looked at Ethan, who just smiled and didn''t exin. Phoebe patted
Ashley''s hand,forting her, "Don''t be mad, your brother''s lens was focused on Ines. We were
just the background, what did you expect? Next time, bring your own boyfriend. Only he would take
the effort to make you look good."
Ashley pouted, then suddenly said to Ines, "My brother even took a picture of you drooling."
"Where is it?" Ines immediately tried to snatch Ashley''s phone.
Ashley quickly got up and held the camera high above her head. She was a few inches taller than
Ines, who couldn''t reach it and could only re at Ethan, "Ethan, did you really take a picture like
that of me?"
Ethan''s lips curled up slightly, "No, Ashley''s just messing with you."
But Ines didn''t believe him. Because when she woke up, she did see Ethan taking photos,
suspecting that he took some photos of her sleeping.
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Ashley raised an eyebrow at Ethan, her expression saying, ''you favor me, I''ll mess with your wife''.
Finally, Phoebe couldn''t stand it anymore and pulled Ines over, "Pregnancy really does make you
gullible, it''s obvious that little missy is just teasing you."
Ashley burst outughing, then showed Ines the photo she''d been looking at, "Look, this is the
picture of you drooling, you look so good."
Ines looked down, she was sleeping soundly in the photo. Her hair scattered around, and her face
was rosy and cute, there was no sign of drooling.
Ines couldn''t help but smack Ashley on the head, "You were just messing with me."
"If I can''t mess with my brother, then I''ll just have to mess with you." Ashley said, looking smug.
The two of them started to y around, and Ethan couldn''t help but remind her, "Ashley, be careful,
Ines is pregnant."
"I know, I''m not that thoughtless. Now, hurry up and take some good photos of me." Ashley hugged
Ines and put her hand on Ines''s belly.
Ines gave a sligtht smile and ced her hand on Ashley''s, the two of them leaning closely together.
Ethan looked at them in this position, and couldn''t help but feel a twinge of pain. That was supposed
to be his ce, but now it was upied by his sister. Despite the slight difort, he still picked up
the camera and took photos of them. Otherwise, Ashley would find other ways to make trouble.