Ethan leaned over and whispered in her ear, "We’re good then, right?"

His deep voice made Janet shiver, and goose bumps rose on her skin.She narrowed her eyes at him.

"Don’t push your luck."

"Well, what more would it take? I’ve been out in the cold for days, and it’s been so long since I last kissed you."

Ethan’s gaze fixed on her lips as he said this.He braced his arms on either side of her waist, careful not to touch the infusion tube attached to her hand.

Janet stiffened as he tried to draw closer.If she just let him off after a bout of flirting, he might think she was an easy woman.

"There’s something I want to ask you," she said, her tone chilly.

"Did Charis ever have a boyfriend while she was abroad?"

Considering her background, Charis was more than worthy of a match with the most outstanding man any city had to offer.

There was a distinctly huge gap between her social status and Ethan’s, so why was she so devoted to him? This question was burning a hole in the back of Janet’s mind, but she didn’t want to ask Ethan directly for fear of hurting his self-esteem.

Ethan blew out a small sigh and pulled back.

that he wouldn’t be able to kiss his wife this

in contact after she left, so I never really

didn’t seem particularly pleased at all.She glanced at

to eat some fruit." Ethan followed the

"Anything for you, honey."

table.He picked up an apple and the paring

just yet, and he was more than happy to attend to

went to

of apple

him in

so damn

sliced the peeled apples and put them in a plate, carrying it back

too.It should have cooled down to the perfect temperature by

blush crept into

hide it, she huffed and reached for the plate of apple slices, only for Ethan to pull back and hold it high above her

call me honey

it, then! You can

shot him a glare before scoffing and turning

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