5
Today, I saw him again after that sudden
departure.
The more I thought about it, the more upset I
became, tears streaming down my face.
Ethan looked at me, waiting for an
explanation.
But I remained silent, just crying.
After a while, the man who had been angry
just moments ago sighed and cupped my
face in his hands, “I’m completely smitten
with you.”
“So you’re not leaving?”
“Leave? You’re like this, how can I leave your
alone?”
I still didn’t trust him.
Exhausted from crying, I clung to him.
He had no choice but to lie down with me.
I slept soundly that night.
When I woke up, Ethan was gone.
My phone was on silent; 99+ missed calls,
half from Chase.
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Besides that, my dormant college alumni
group suddenly became lively.
Chase had posted a message about
organizing a reunion.
【Since it’s organized by Chase, we have to
go!】
【Heard Ethan is coming back too, invite
him.
【Ethan? Ethan Reed? When did he come
back!]
【It’s him! I’m a big fan; I know his
whereabouts. Rumor has it he’s back to
propose to the girl he’s secretly loved for ten
years.】
Just as I read that, my phone was taken
away.
Ethan’s handsome face loomed over me.
He ruffled my messy hair, “Sleep well?”
I shook my head, slowly moving onto his lap.
“I thought you wouldn’t come.”
Before returning, I emailed him my address.
He didn’t reply.
I thought he was too busy to check his
emails, but I saw him as soon as I arrived.
I was pleasantly surprised, but also shocked.
His surprise concealed some anxiety.
He pulled me into his arms, “Angry?”
I hugged his waist, burying my face in his
chest, without a word.
His voice softened, “I left in a hurry that day
and lost my phone, so I couldn’t contact you.
Didn’t I contact you later?”
“Not angry anymore, huh?”
After he left, I fell into a deep emotional
slump.
When they said he’d left with a rich woman, i
actually believed it.
His phone was unreachable, he didn’t reply to
my messages; he disappeared.
If he hadn’t contacted me later. I would have
If he hadn’t contacted me later, I would have
gone to the police.
I turned around in his arms, continuing to
question him,
“Why didn’t you reply to my email?”
“I bought my ticket right after I received the
email. I wanted to surprise you. You surprised
me instead.”
Thinking about him seeing me with Chase, he
must have been quite shocked.
I smiled slightly, “But I still haven’t forgiven
you.”
He leaned down, his dangerous aura engulfing
- me.
“Then I have to use other methods.”
I instinctively tried to run but he caught my
ankle and pulled me back.
Ethan looked neat and tidy, but in public and
private, he was two completely different
people.
く
people.
I leaned against his chest, “Ethan, I just got
off the plane…”
“It’s fine, I’ll do the work, you do the rest.”
We were at it until late at night.
I was hungry and tired, sulking in his arms.
He seemed in a good mood and brought up
the reunion.
“A close friend invited me; you’ll come with
me, right?”
I deliberately teased him, “Chase will be there;
aren’t you afraid something will happen.
between me and him?”
His hand slid down my waist, his smile
charming yet frightening.
“You can try.”
Such a petty man!
