Chapter 49

Anna:

As I walked into the house, I spotted Ethan leaving from the kitchen, and I quickly approached him.

“Hi baby,” I greeted him while trying to be a little excited.

I reached up trying to kiss him, but he used his hands and brought my lips to his cheeks.

Brushing it off, I want straight to why I came here.

"My father wants to have a talk with you," I explained, my voice tinged with nervousness.

"I know you're always busy, but maybe you could sneak some time for the meeting?"

Ethan nodded, a flicker of emotion crossing his features. "I'll try," he promised, his voice void of any feeling whatsoever.

Sensing an opportunity to spend some time alone with him, I reached out to touch him gently, my fingers trailing along his arm as I spoke.

"I want to go out on a walk with you," I said softly. "The doctor advised me to start taking walks, and I thought it would be nice to have some company."

"We still need to talk about a lot of things", I said as I tried to persuade him, but he cut me