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After putting his daughter to sleep, Ethan stayed for another 10 minutes before finally standing on his feet,
He gently walked towards the door, opened it, and stepped out of the room, shutting the door gently behind,
There was no sign of Shirley anywhere so it meant she would be up in her room, but Ethan wasn’t just ready to go up to meet her so he walked over to the living room and sat down on one of the couches,
“Sir, do you need anything?” Mandy’s voice snapped Ethan out of his trance and he cocked his head toward her,
“No, thank you, Mandy.”
“I made a few apple pies and cheesecake.” Mandy just and Ethan immediately arched his brows. Why did that sound familiar? Ethan questioned, staying silent for a few seconds before he heard her voice again,
“Sir, would you like some?” Mandy’s voice came again and Ethan nodded his head,
“Yes, just a little please.” He responded and she nodded her head with a smile before heading towards the kitchen.
While still seated on the couch, Ethan tried to recall why these sounded so familiar but his memories weren’t taking him back to what he wanted,
“Here Sir, please enjoy.” Mandy’s voice came next after a few minutes, dropping the golden tray on the table while Ethan could only stare at them,
“Thank you.” He muttered, and once she walked away, he picked up one of the already sliced cheesecakes with a fork and placed it into his mouth.
When Ethan took his first bite, he halted his gun so he could feel the taste properly and then he began chewing again,
“Mandy,” Ethan called and the young maid immediately couldn’t rush to him,
“Yes sir.”
“Where did you learn to make these?” Ethan questioned, but there was silence for about 5 seconds before she spoke,
“It’s Madam’s recipe. It took me a while to get the right taste,”
Ethan’s gaze didn’t leave Mandy and then he responded, “Olivia?”
She nodded her head and he instantly dismissed her. As soon as she was gone, Ethan brought his gaze to the snacks in front of him, and his fingers could instantly no longer control the fork he was holding,
More than anything his heart was aching and his soul filled with regret. Something, even if was a little bit of hope kept telling him that Olivia was somewhere, but maybe she was living the best of her life far away from him,
When Ethan sniffled, his fingers held the fork tightly again and he began to munch on the snacks. They tasted just like Olivia’s and even though sometimes he would ignore her show of affection to him, it never dawned on him that it would be something he would one day crave so badly,
“Baby” Ethan heard from behind. When he turned around, he saw Shirley heading towards him from the stairs,
“Is everything okay? What’s wrong? It’s past 11 pm, and you aren’t in bed, baby.” Shirley uttered as she got to him,
She held his hand, “Are you hungry?” She questioned seeing the tray of snacks on the table, but Ethan shook his head in negation,
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“I wanted to have some of my favorites while I work on some projects,” Ethan responded,
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“They’re your favorite? I thought you liked seafood best?” Shirley questioned, but Ethan let out an almost silent scoff as he stared at her.
“Or am I wrong? I was certain you liked seafood as a kid, baby. Then you would always ask for it especially when I visited and…” Shirley continued, but her words were shortly interjected by Ethan’s,
“Don’t you have somewhere to be tomorrow, baby? I informed Luke you would be going shopping tomorrow to get ready for the party and the trip, Shirley. A few designers would be here to go with you.”
It was quite obvious Ethan was trying hard not to let his anger get the better part of him at the moment,
No wonder Olivia was special and he had fallen in love with her without even realizing it. Olivia did every damn thing in her power to notice even the tiniest thing about him no matter how much he pushed her away and at the end of the day, she surprised him with just how much she knew,
“I will, baby, but tonight, I just want to be with you. Come on, I think you should leave everything and come to bed. I hate it when you stress out too much, and right now, I want you, Ethan.” Shirley uttered as she wrapped one arm around his waist,
“I’m working on something really important, Shirley, and now’s not the right time. You should go to bed first and I’ll join you shortly, I promise.” Ethan responded but the smile on her lips instantly faded away,
“How busy are you?”
“I’m working on something for my father’s treatment. A new hospital will come to life soon and I’m working on getting the best doctor for my father. We’ll need full partnership to assist the pharmaceutical sector, and maybe I’ll have to do my best to welcome our new partner soon, Shirley; that’s how busy I am.” Ethan responded, hoping his response would be able to dismiss Shirley because it was more like she was a pest right now,
“I’ll help.” She uttered and he arched his eyebrows at her
“What?” His response came afterward,
“I said I’ll help, Ethan. We’re going to be married soon, and I want to be an active member of your company, Ethan, so maybe I can start learning one or two from here. I understand I might not be as good as Olivia but…”
“Not Olivia’s name Shirley. You promised you’d never say anything about Olivia.” Ethan interjected, trying to hide his
annoyance,
“She isn’t the main reason why I want this, Ethan, your father is. I know he still dislikes me and I’m hoping my impact on the company will have an effect soon. Maybe he’ll learn to accept me after that and when he sees we’re meant to be together.”
Ethan didn’t give a response almost immediately. Shirley was trying to prove a point, but he could do nothing as there was no point in disagreeing with her,
“Maybe we can continue tomorrow, let’s head to bed first. The most important thing you have to do is support me at the party.”
Shirley nodded her head,
“I will, Ethan. Just like I promised to love you for the rest of my life, I’ll give you all the support you need.” Shirley responded, wrapping her second arm around his waist, and he gave her a soft peck on her forehead,
A few minutes later, Ethan took her hand and they both began heading upstairs,
As they both got in, Shirley let out a smile and began pulling off the night robe on her body,
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“Did I tell you how bad I want you, baby?” She uttered, staring at Ethan who neither had an excited expression nor a smile on his face seeing her slowly go naked,
She began to walk towards him, but just after a few seconds, the sound of Shirley’s phone ringing made her excitement die down,
“That’s your phone. Isn’t it late?” Ethan questioned, but she came towards him,
“Could be Helen. She’s been trying to tell me about the new designer that came in a few days ago, but now’s not the time to talk about that. Now is the time for us, Ethan, now’s the time my body desperately needs your warmth.”
Seeing there was no other to avoid whatever Shirley wanted, Ethan decided to give in, but the phone didn’t stop, and it made him worried,
“Hold on, I’ll turn off the phone,” Ethan said, but before he could take a step, Shirley yelled out in fear,
“No!”
Hearing her, Ethan halted and turned around to face her,
“Fuck, that bitch just wouldn’t let me be of all days today. She’s such a pest right now.” Shirley uttered, biting her lower lips,
“Is something going on between you two?” Ethan questioned and once again began walking towards the phone while Shirley hurriedly trailed behind him when he got to it, he picked up the phone from the table with a confused expression on his face,
“Zoey, who’s Zoey?” Ethan questioned as he raised his gaze toward Shirley at that moment all Shirley could feel was her heart thumping so fast as if wanting to escape from her chest,
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