Janet retumed home and invited Ethan to join the ball with her.

"A masquerade ball?" Ethan asked breathlessly.

Ethan was doing pushups on the balcony.He did a dozen more pushups before standing up.Then, he grabbed a bottle of water, gulped it down, and wiped his mouth with the back of his hand.

"When?" Janet raked her eyes across the chiseled muscles on his waist.

A blush flamed her cheeks, so she quickly averted her gaze and looked at the towering buildings in the distance.

"Saturday… Saturday night."

With a pensive look on his face, Ethan thought for a while.Then, he threw the empty bottle into the trashcan, walked over to Janet, and stroked her hair.

"I’m on night shift in the convenience store that day.I can pick you up after the party ends though."

That night, Ethan was going to attend the party as Brandon, so of course he couldn’t go with Janet as Ethan.Several veterans and big shots would be attending the party.It would be respectable only if Brandon Larson himself attended the party and received them.

"Can’t you trade your shift with someone else? All my colleagues will bring their partners along." Janet leaned against the glass door, blocking Ethan’s way.

Ethan’s response seemed to increase her suspicion.

"Then, I won’t go either.Everyone at the ball will have a partner. I’ll feel left out."

to look at Ethan as if she had

colleagues can accompany me."A frown lined Ethan’s forehead.He saw Janet running toward

was

the black T-shirt lying on

didn’t say I can’t ask for leave that day," he said,

don’t want to come with me." Janet looked

off

can I say? You’ll really be the death of me." He smiled and returned the phone

the answer Janet expected

joining me or not?" Ethan picked up his phone and

calling the convenience store now to ask

Janet seemed more important

switch

way, he could hít two birds

show up

the evening of the party.Ethan and Janet arrived at the

wearing

had also invited some of

female soap opera stars also graced the

dim, and they all had masks on

well-known people seemed like a difficult

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