Janet spotted Ethan as soon as she entered the kitchen.He stood there awkwardly, surrounded by shards of broken china.He raised his eyes at her, looking lost and helpless.

"I was washing the dishes when they… slipped off my hands."

Well, he hadn’t done this sort of thing for more than ten years, so a mess was inevitable sooner or later.

Janet walked over and began picking the broken pieces one by one.She wasn’t quite sure whether to laugh or cry.

"I’m guessing you didn’t rinse any of these dishes.Ceramic tableware needs to be rinsed with warm water twice."

"I see.I’ll take note of it next time."

Enoch ripped off a sheet of paper towel and handed it to her.

"Go ahead and do your thing.I’ll clean up over here."

He didn’t want her to get injured due to his own carelessness.It didn’t take long for Ethan to finish tidying things up.

When he was done, he wiped his hands and walked out of the kitchen, only to pause at the scene that greeted him.

The floor was absolutely spotless, and the huge windows were wide open, letting in beams of light and the refreshing afternoon breeze.

The previously messy cabinets and shelves had all been arranged neatly as well.

Wild daisies and irises adorned what was once an empty and dusty vase on the dining table.

popped up here and there, giving the house an artistic vibe that was edgy and refreshing at

do you think? It feels different, doesn’t it? The house was clean enough before, but

standing by one of the windows.She had a bright smile on her face and a bottle of soda

so pleased, anyway, when she had to make do with such

soft smile appeared in Ethan’s

taking a

like it did in

mother had liked to put flowers

she had managed to brighten up

proper home since his mother

he could remember, he finally had a place

mother must have loved life very

studying him out of

as

mother-in-law? Are you still getting used to the

to sound nonchalant as he opened the fridge.He soon realized that Janet had taken the last bottle of

be

yet to get accustomed to the fact that they

mulling her words with regret when

she knew, he was tipping it up against his

"No! I already drank,"

to the same spot where hers had been.She was mesmerized at the way his Adam’s apple bobbed up and down as he drank the whole

was too thirsty to care about

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