Ethan lay in bed while Grace, still too sore to fall asleep, noticed him reading a book. She quietly sat down at the edge of the bed.

"Mr. Henderson, I noticed you're walking a bit stiffer than usual. Do you want me to massage your legs a little?"

"Okay."

Grace had been looking for something to do anyway. Since he agreed, she scooted closer without hesitation. But the second her hands touched his legs, a voice called out from outside the door.

"Uncle Ethan, are you asleep?"

It was Jodie.

Grace froze and yanked her hands back, panicking as she jumped up to find a place to hide.

Jodie's possessiveness toward Ethan was no secret. If she saw Grace in the same room as him, she might actually lose her mind.

Grace had asked Susie about her before. Jodie was one of the few women who had unrestricted access to Palm Bay, and she was known to be on especially good terms with Ethan.

Just as Grace stood up, a hand grabbed her wrist. She instinctively jerked away, hard enough to hurt herself.

Ethan gently steadied her, his voice calm and reassuring. "It's fine."

She let out a breath and sat back down, realizing her reaction had been a little too dramatic.

voice was still soft

flipped another page in his book and responded evenly, "What

acted like that before. I shouldn't have lost it here in Palm Bay. Please don't be mad at me, okay? I

tone grew more pitiful

knows that Grace woman is toxic. I know you only brought her here for my brother's sake, but she doesn't belong

The moment her name came up, a flicker

in the same room with the

sighed quietly. Then, Ethan asked her softly,

looked down, embarrassed. "I was just wondering when you're

more of a

she meant

quickly tried to walk it back "No, I mean, I just think.. Maybe if you got married, Jodie wouldn't cling to you

But Ethan caught her

"Oh... Okay."

her hand, but the warmth of his palm made her

thoughts were still scrambled when she heard him ask, "Do you really care

skip. It almost sounded like he thought she was into him. "No! I don't care. I'm just...

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