Chapter 39

Ethan didn’t expose her horrible attempt at lying. He called out to her from the side of the dining table. “Come and eat. Wash your hands first.”

Rays of light from the chandelier fell on him. Without his suit and tie, the wooly cashmere sweater added a domestic warmth to him. Even his elegant face was less cold than usual.

He was wearing the apron she got him three years ago. It almost looked like nothing had changed.

Olivia went toward him smiling and saw that the table was filled with the spicy food she used to like. If he paid attention to what Madam Burgess had been making for her recently, he would realize that her palate had changed.

He no longer took notice of her like he used to. They tried so hard to revert to the life they had, but that life was far behind them.

A lot of things ended silently, like his love. The answer to everything now was silence and distance.

she had hoped for a feast like this for two years. So, she pushed through the

had even

for a long time. He could tell when she was faking happiness. It was obvious that

to break the silence, “Is the

it’s great. It tastes exactly like how it used to. I was thinking about how long we hadn’t eaten

Now, he stared at the snow outside the window and remained

that. Why would she ask such a

the last ounce

hadn’t eaten spicy food in a long time. It hurt

yourself.” Olivia got up and rushed

of blood, she could tell that she didn’t have much

hair loss. However, stopping her treatments now would stop

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