Chapter 4
Olivia hurried over.
Her gaze fell on Ethan standing there unharmed, and she seemed to breathe a sigh of relief before turning to address Nathan.
“Nathan, Ethan’s house has been empty for years and needs to be renovated. So could he stay with us for a few days?”
Nathan looked at Olivia without speaking.
In the silence, Ethan’s expression became very uneasy and a bit pitiful. “Olivia, maybe I should just leave. After all, it was my fault for not showing up at the wedding. Now you have a new husband, and Mr. Xu doesn’t seem to welcome me.“‘
Olivia looked at Nathan, her face hesitating.
Ethan let out a long sigh, turning away dejectedly.
Sophie immediately reached out to stop him. “Ethan! Why are you leaving?! If anyone should go, it’s him. The real man of this house should be-”
“Shut up, Sophie!” Olivia snapped angrily. “Who said you could talk to Nathan like that? He’s my husband and your brother–in–law. Apologize to him right now or get out!”
Sophie’s eyes instantly reddened at this. Seeing the scene, Nathan finally spoke up, the corners of his mouth curving into a
smile.
“It’s fine, you don’t need to scold Sophie. I didn’t refuse. Mr. Fu, please make yourself at home here.”
After all, in five more days, this home would belong to Ethan.
There was no need to ruin the sisters‘ relationship over an outsider like himself.
With that, Nathan turned and walked into the villa.
“How orphan! Who said you could speak for me21 Am I wrong?1 If my sister wasn’t the Sullivan family’s princess would you have
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“Hey orphan! Who said you could speak for me?! Am I wrong?! If my sister wasn’t the Sullivan family’s princess, would you have stepped up as the groom?!”
Sophie’s defiant voice came from behind, followed by Olivia’s scolding and Ethan’s placating words.
Hearing Sophie’s words, complex emotions surged in Nathan’s eyes.
This was his eighth year of loving Olivia.
He still remembered the scene when he first fell in love at first sight with her in the dance studio.
She was wearing a ballet dress, her graceful movements making her look just like a proud yet noble and beautiful white swan. In that moment, his heart was captivated.
But she was the Sullivan family’s princess, the darling of high society.
As an orphan, Nathan knew their backgrounds were worlds apart. But in the end, when he saw Olivia red–eyed and at a loss
standing on that stage, Nathan instinctively went up.
That feeling had nothing to do with status or benefits. He simply didn’t want to see the girl he liked cry.
Seemingly afraid Ethan would still leave, Olivia immediately instructed the servants to move his luggage into the largest guest
room.
Sophie instantly strutted over to Nathan, her nose in the air. “What are you standing around for? Go make dinner. Oh, and Ethan can’t eat spicy food, so make it bland.”
Hearing this, Ethan’s eyes gleamed with satisfaction as he looked Nathan up and down again.
“I’ve heard Mr. Xu’s cooking is quite good. Then today I’ll have to trouble-”
Before he could finish, Olivia came down from the guest room upstairs. “Sophie, that’s enough! How many times have I told you, we have servants. Why do you always make Nathan cook for you?”
Ethan’s expression soured, his glance towards Nathan filled with hatred.
But when Olivia walked over, Ethan immediately put on a different face, smiling.
“I’ll cook today. I learned a lot of skills abroad these past years and have been wanting to make something for you all to try.”
As he said this, Ethan was looking at Olivia.
Olivia’s eyes suddenly had a moment of haziness, but when she saw Nathan standing quietly to the side, she still shook her head and said, “No need. Your health isn’t good. Let the servants-”
Sophie latched onto her, grabbing Olivia’s hand and saying, “Sis, just let Ethan cook for us. He worked so hard to learn.”
Olivia seemed to think of something and finally nodded.
“Alright, but don’t tire yourself out.”
Nathan watched all of this without saying a word, just standing by the floor–to–ceiling windows looking out at the garden.
Seeing Nathan so quiet, Olivia suddenly felt an increasing sense of panic.
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After a long silence, she walked to Nathan’s side and softly said,
“Nathan, if you don’t like Ethan staying here, I’ll send him back after this meal.”
“No need. Let him stay if he wants.”
Nathan turned to look at Olivia. “That document, have you looked at it?”
Mentioning the document again, Olivia’s brow furrowed slightly. “I haven’t looked yet. Didn’t I say I trust you? Do I really need to
look at it?”
Did she need to or not? Nathan didn’t know.
The signature was already there anyway. But thinking of their three years together…
Nathan was about to speak when Ethan suddenly came over carrying a pot of hot soup. He glanced at Nathan standing like a
stranger beside Olivia, his eyes flashing with intense jealousy.
Then, pretending to stumble, he rushed forward towards Nathan in a panic, spilling the entire pot of soup.
“Watch out!”
