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

Ethan had taken

an apology, he needed to show his

would not do that in a perfunctory

I see.Anyway, I’m

lowered her gaze, unable to meet his.She couldn’t bear to look at the thin scars on

what had happened

chopsticks and began to eat the dumplings in

little while later, she put her bowl

his hand and took her bowl, pouring her leftover dumplings into

let them

can’t eat another," Janet

"What’s the matter? I

"Oh?"

unable to meet his eyes.She was still very sensitive about

she used to be the outcast, excluded from many

I know I was 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

to this whole "apology" thing.He hadn’t needed to

the past.Never

nervously.So many days had passed.She had nearly put this

it, she realized it wasn’t entirely Ethan’s fault for judging

that led to the ring getting

Jocelyn, who had a reputation for being

was only natural that

"Are you sure?"

head to look at her, his dark eyes filled

stress reaction to what she had said a few days ago, and now it was hard to tell whether she

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