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Jane let out a couple of half–hearted chuckles before finally saying, “Okay.”
Once Jane was out of sight, Emily remained still, not even glancing at her fork. She swiveled her head toward Ethan and blurted out, “Did you tell Andrew to go after Aaron?”
Ethan had a hunch that Aaron was the guy Emily had gone out to eat with a few times.
Dimly, he remembered Andrew’s words. “I’ll take care of this for you.”
With Emily coming to question him, it was clear Andrew had done something.
But what exactly? Ethan was in the dark.
“What’s your point?” Ethan shot back, not bothering to deny it.
His response only fueled Emily’s suspicion. She let out a scoff. “You’re despicable.”
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Just because Aaron hadn’t discussed with Nancy, Ethan was trying to destroy the talented guy.
Ethan quickly realized Emily hadn’t come back because of the talk about having a second child. She was here on Aaron’s behalf.
But what is their deal?
Why is she sticking her neck out for him?
Irritation flared up in Ethan. “You should’ve seen this coming when you let him get close to you,” he grumbled.
Emily didn’t buy that Ethan was just jealous.
He was Ethan, always wanting to be in the driver’s seat.
As his wife, she was supposed to toe the line.
But Emily was done being his puppet.
“I’ve known Aaron for ages. And who the hell do you think you are to tell me how to live my life?”
As Ethan saw Emily so fired up, his temper
flarea.
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His voice turned icy, and his eyes turned cold. “Should I wait till you two are in the sack before I step in?”
Emily was taken aback for a split second but then smirked. “Before you start throwing stones, maybe you should look at your own glass house.”
The look in Ethan’s eyes darkened a shade further. Never before had he seen Emily so feisty.
But lately, it had happened several times.
He used to think she was a pushover. Now, it was clear she wasn’t. She had a spirit of her own.
After a brief pause, Ethan asked, “Did you come back just to chew me out?”
“Yes,” Emily shot back without missing a beat.
Then she added, “What about Aaron? Don’t you owe him an apology?”
“What apology are you talking about?” Ethan asked,
narrowing his eyes.
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With a smile on his face but no warmth in his eyes, Ethan stared at Emily, who was left unable to read him.
“Sure thing.” Ethan’s reply came.
Then, he reached for his phone and placed a call right before her eyes.
Watching him with a knot in her stomach, Emily wasn’t certain if he was truly going to apologize.
Once the call went through, Ethan rose to his feet. The bright light enveloped him, yet his face remained obscured in the shadows.
Emily looked up at him, unable to make out his features.
Then she heard him barking orders into the phone, “Get rid of Aaron from the medical world. Make sure he’s blacklisted. No doctor job, hell, no job at all.”
Hearing his words, Emily sprang to her feet in a flash. Without thinking twice, she lunged to grab Ethan’s phone. But he was too quick, nabbing her reaching hand firmly. She squirmed and tried to break free, but his grip Atight.
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arms. Standing well over her, a good few feet taller, he blotted out the light and shadows around them. His hot breath fanned her face, and she wanted to escape his overwhelming presence.
All her efforts to push away were in vain.
“Are you satisfied now?” Ethan sneered, his hot breath ghosting over her.
Emily craned her neck, glaring at him with loathing “Ethan, you’re a real scumbag,” she hissed.
Ethan let out a sarcastic laugh. “Me? A scumbag? I don’t think so.”
He shrugged carelessly, as if he couldn’t care less.
Just like that, a gifted individual was being ruined by his words.
What others slaved away for all their lives was nothing but a trifle to Ethan.
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That slap fanned the flames of Ethan’s anger. Without a word, he grabbed her throat and forced her back onto the chair. Looking down menacingly, he growled, “Do you know what the hell you’re doing?”
As she gasped for air, Emily’s face turned bright red, and her eyes were bloodshot. But she held back her tears. With great effort, she managed to say, “Ethan, I’m… so damned… ashamed that… I… I ever loved you.”
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