It was July now, and the first wave of scorching summer heat rolled over Seacisco.

The days were longer and the sun set later.

Janet came home one day just as the sun was sinking in the horizon.

The warm yellow light flooded the apartment, illuminating everything in a hazy glow.

In the kitchen, the man was cooking something that smelled delicious.

"Why are you home so early?"

Janet hid her surprise and walked to the kitchen slowly.

Piping hot dumplings bounded on the pot as Ethan flipped them over with the light flick of his wrist.

Afterwards, he turned off the gas and transferred the dumplings to a plate, then fetched a pair of bowls and chopsticks.

"Have dinner with me.Why are you just standing there?"

"Okay," Janet said without protest.

As Ethan set the table, she sat down hesitantly.

Staring at the steaming dumplings in her bowl, she commented in surprise, "You can even make dumplings?"

Ethan pulled out a chair and sat down opposite her.

In the setting sun, his usually sharp features looked gentle and soft.

Even his eyes were full of affection.

mother forced me to learn how to cook.She didn’t

end, Ethan had taken Garrett’s

an apology, he needed to show

do that in a perfunctory

see.Anyway, I’m

his.She couldn’t bear to look at the thin scars on Ethan’s

remember what had happened last

began to eat

her bowl down, exposing three lone

her bowl, pouring her

let them go to

can’t eat another," Janet said softly, looking

smiled and asked gently, "What’s the matter? I was just making up some excuse to eat your leftover

"Oh?"

again, Janet found herself unable to meet his eyes.She

to be the outcast,

wrong about the ring.I’m sorry.I shouldn’t have doubted you.Don’t think too much.I trust you now." Ethan brought up what had happened the other day, scratching his

used to this whole "apology"

the

wrung her fingers nervously.So many days had passed.She had nearly put this matter to

thinking about it, she realized it wasn’t entirely Ethan’s

led to the ring

she was supposed to be Jocelyn, who had a reputation for

was only natural that Ethan suspected

"Are you sure?"

head to look at her, his dark

days ago, and now it was hard to tell whether

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