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Chloe Bennett had just finished her shower. She was wearing red silk pajamas that barely covered her backside, eaving her long, pale legs completely exposed.
She slid open the balcony door and stepped out, looking at Ethan shyly.
Ethan glanced back at her, but before he could react, a dial tone buzzed in his ear.
He pulled the phone away and looked at the screen. Seeing that the call had been disconnected, his eyes darkened. After a moment, he shoved the phone back into his pocket.
If you’re tired, get some rest. I’m leaving.”
He walked straight into the bedroom, heading for the door without a second glance.
Chloe was stunned. She spun around to follow him. “Where are you going?”
I have a meeting early tomorrow morning,” Ethan said. “The manor is too far. I’m going back to Orchid Estate.”
B-back to Orchid Estate?” Chloe was dumbfounded.
They had agreed she would stay in his room. Didn’t that mean they were supposed to sleep together?
Ethan started heading downstairs.
Chloe snapped out of it and chased after him. “Ethan, it’s so late. Don’t go. Can’t you just wake up thirty minutes arlier tomorrow to get to the office?”
No.”
Ethan adjusted his watch, his pace down the stairs never faltering.
If you leave, then… what about me?” Chloe wanted to say she’d go with him, but she couldn’t bring herself to be
hat forward.
Treat it like your own home. Just stay here. It’s not like you haven’t stayed here before.”
Ethan reached the foyer and changed his shoes. He shot her one last look. “Get some rest.”
With that, he pushed the door open and left.
Chloe wanted to chase him outside, but seeing his cold, brook-no-argument expression, her legs felt like they
were made of lead.
What was the point of chasing him? Ethan wasn’t going to stay!
The sound of an engine roared in the courtyard as the car sped away, the noise gradually fading into the distance.
Miranda Hale was in her room listening to Peking opera and wearing a face mask; Arthur Hale was already asleep. Neither of them noticed someone driving away.
Grandpa and Grandma Hale were old and their hearing wasn’t what it used to be, so they didn’t hear it either.
In the entire house, only Lila Hale had ears sharp enough.
She scrambled out of bed and ran to the window.
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“Is my brother gone? Did he leave with Chloe? Wait-did he think the soundproofing in this house was bad?”
She hopped out of bed and pushed her door open, wanting to go upstairs to see if Ethan had really left or just stepped out for a moment, and whether Chloe was still there.
But just as she reached the second-floor railing, she saw Chloe’s lonely figure standing in the foyer.
The light was dim, so she couldn’t see Chloe’s face clearly, but she could hear the faint sound of sobbing.
‘Pfft-
Lila covered her mouth, stifling a laugh, and bolted back to her room.
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