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Chapter 21 - Irony
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2024-10-29 19:42:56"Do you want to eat more?" Ethan asked Moriah as he finished wiping the corner of his lips with a table napkin.
"Mm," she hummed her reply as she nodded her head affirmatively and added, "I'm going to have some of the salad."
Moriah was about to pick the salad servers, but Ethan beat her to it.
"Let me," he said, and put some salad on her plate.
Except for the pasta Moriah didn't eat any of the food Shaun ordered.
After she finished eating the salad Ethan gave her, excusing herself, Moriah went to the powder room. After she used the toilet and washed her hand, she came out of the powder room.
All of a sudden, Moriah's back felt the cold concrete
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Moriah unbuckled her seat belt and squirmed to free herself from Ethan's embrace. Without missing a beat, she opened the door and went out of the car, leaving a puzzled Ethan.Ethan couldn't figure out why she was vacillating between being warm and cold towards him. When they were in Manchester, she kissed him back and snuggled against his chest. Then she avoided her after waking up. After that when they were roaming around Chinatown she became warm again, but became cold before they retired for the night.What's wrong with her? He heard Shaun say that she's a consistent lady and not hard to decipher.Instead of going straight to their bedroom, Ethan went to the study.In the bedroom, having donned her pajamas after her bath and nightly skin regimen, sh
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"Who do you think exposed your marriage?" Cindy asked while they were waiting for their meal to be served."I don't know," she had been cracking her brain to solve the puzzle.Who on earth had done that and what’s their motive behind it."Do you think Ethan had done that?" Cindy asked.She was about to answer her, but the server came with their meals. Moriah zipped her mouth, she looked stern as her lips formed a narrow straight line. The server's hands quavered while serving their meal.Moriah realized her expression had intimidated the server. In order to dispel the uneasiness of the server Moriah said ‘thanks’ and the server felt relieved.
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Zachary invited himself for a coffee at Cindy's apartment which the latter scoffingly agreed.Stepping out of the elevator, Moriah and Zachary were chuckling at Cindy's antics when she spotted Ethan. He was standing there like a ferocious lion ready to pounce on his prey."Hey pal," Zachary draped his arm over Ethan's shoulder."What are you doing here?" Ethan asked with a grim expression. He somewhat envied him that his wife seemed to enjoy his company."They invited me to have a coffee," Zachary answered, looking smug.Cindy and Moriah simultaneously rolled their eyes and giggled as they walked past them.Ethan noticed that Moriah's thick and
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It's the fifth day since Ethan left for a business trip. Moriah felt odd at the stares she received from the nurses and doctors as she and Cindy passed by. She had seen some who were whispering among themselves and most of them looked at her pitifully.She didn't think much about it as she had to do two surgeries today and distraction was the last thing she needed.At Cindy's office, annoyance was written all over her face when Zachary came in."Mr Brown, how may I help you?" She asked in a professional tone.She's annoyed to see him in her office yet she has to be professional."I'm here for a check up," Zachary wore his boyish grin, which Cindy found rather cute than annoying.
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For three consecutive days, Moriah endured the awkwardness in the hospital as Ethan and Hazel were in the news three days in a row. Doctors and nurses who saw her gave her a pitiful glance.Seeing the faraway look in Moriah's face while she sat on the couch, Cindy couldn't stop from asking, "Are you okay Moriah?"Cindy could see the news had taken a toll on Moriah.Cindy's voice seemed to come from a great distance away, and Moriah had a hard time focusing on Cindy. “Are you okay?”Moriah looked at her friend and blinked. She was thankful that in this torrential downpour in her life, Cindy had been her shelter. She couldn't run to her father and mother as she didn't want to worry them and make them guilty, particularly her father.
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Moriah was spooked upon opening her eyes as she was greeted by a pair of blue eyes staring at her."Hi," Ethan said in his raspy morning voice. Moriah blinked, unable to say anything to him.Ethan had been sitting at the bedside, waiting for her to wake up."What are you doing here?" She asked him as she didn't realize that she was in their bedroom. All she knew was she was still in Cindy's apartment.Before he could formulate an answer to her question, she spoke again, "Where is Cindy, why did she allow you here?"The displeasure in Moriah's voice made Ethan kill the urge to caress her face."I took you home last night as you have a fever," Moriah lo
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Shaun stepped forward, but Ethan blocked him, preventing him from coming close to Moriah.Afraid that they will fight in the hospital Moriah cried, "Ethan, Shaun, will you please stop acting like children fighting over a toy."Hearing the anguish in her tone, Ethan came near her and protectively held her in his arms."Moriah, I regret leaving you that day. Come with me," Shaun held Moriah's hand.Moriah looked at him and smiled bitterly, "Shaun, are you still willing to have me back. I'm no longer a virgin," she pulled her hand back."Yes, I'm more than willing, no matter how many times this jerk has touched you. I'm willing to accept you because I love you," Shaun spoke with determination.
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Later the doctor came back with the test result."Mrs Miller you have no infection, you can go home now if you want," the attending physician smiled at Moriah."Thanks, Dr Singh," Moriah smiled brightly at the doctor.Ethan wondered why he never saw her smile like that when they were in high school."Do you really smile like that?" Ethan couldn't stop himself from asking her when the doctor departed.Moriah misunderstood his question as criticism, she answered him laced with hurt "What's wrong with my smile?""Nothing, don't be mad," he shook his head, "Let's go home."Moriah pulled off the drip from
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After Ethan’s message, images of their wedding flashed on the screen, afterwards photos of them in Shanghai, their family pictures and many photos of her and Ethan together. She couldn’t help but smile as she watched the photos of their four year marriage. Moriah blushed when a video of their lovemaking came after the still images. “Ethan!” she pinched his side torso. Ethan roared in laughter. “You’re so mean,” It dawned on her that it’s the reason he told her to watch alone in their room. “I'm not mean," he said, still trying to stop himself from laughing. He went on after he stopped laughing. " If ever I forget you and watch how I make love with you, at least it gives me proof that I truly adore you and that we truly love each other. Look, we are not only having s*x but what we were doing was expressing our love for each other. It wasn’t lust that moved our bodies, but love,” Ethan explained to his bashful wife. Moriah stared at the screen. She studied the way their hands care
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Slowly she opened it. Her hands shook violently as she read the content. Tears kept streaming down her cheeks like a river. Her chest rose and fell, as she tried to contain the waves of emotions inside her chest. "I don't need your money, all I want are the kids," she was surprised that she managed to speak calmly, she couldn't believe that it was her who spoke. Ethan was about to speak but she raised her hand, beckoning him to be silent. "I can take care of the children. I'm a surgeon, with my income, I can give them a decent life. I have a dowry that is worth millions of pounds. My cousin called me two days ago saying that they were going to give me my inheritance and my parents left me a large amount of money. Plus, I have mum, dad and Dylan. We don't need your money," Moriah was breathless after she spoke without pause. She panted as tears kept flowing. Moriah already regained her memory however she didn't tell him as he was so busy and had no time for her. Ethan's face darkene
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