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.

forced me to learn how to cook.She didn’t like cooking alone, so she often

Ethan had taken Garrett’s

make an apology,

do that in a perfunctory

see.Anyway, I’m starving.Let’s

couldn’t bear to look at

made her remember what had happened last

up her chopsticks and began to eat the dumplings in

little while later, she put her

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

them

eat another," Janet said softly, looking

matter? I

"Oh?"

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

the outcast, excluded from many

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 head

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

in the past.Never

many days had passed.She had nearly

she realized it wasn’t entirely

led to the

was supposed to be Jocelyn,

natural that Ethan

"Are you sure?"

head to look at

to what she had said a few days ago, and

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