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Him, and the possessions of the Harrington family, was what his father meant. Ethan diyeven look back.His son had just walked out without hesitation.Blinded by rage, James Harrington hurled a teacup to the floor. It shattered at Toby’s feet and he leapt back, startled.He hadn’t expected that Ethan would cut ties with his family over Jane. How could a cripple like him survive without the aid of the Harringtons? It was as good as courting death. But this surprise — if you could call it that — was a welcome one.The butler was frightened too but he dared not comment on what he had just witnessed.“Calm down, Master”, he said in a mollifying tone, “it’s not worth it to ruin your health. He was probably trying to test that woman, to see if she would still stay with him even if he wasn’t the Young Master of the Harrington family.“He’s changed”, James Harrington was appalled that his son would defy him so blatantly, “He’s never dared to disrespect me like this before…”The butler remained
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Heat rushed to Jane’s face and she opened her mouth to stop him from taking things any further.“What are you both talking about?”“Nothing”, Bruce shook his head, “I asked the Young Mistress what she wanted to eat today, I was just about to head off”.Jane reinforced his words with a nod, “What do you want to eat, dear?”“It didn’t matter”, Ethan said coldly.How did she expect him to have an appetite, with the fury boiling inside him? His little wife was really something — dating Brock Davenport behind his back, and now exchanging whispers with his side in secret.“I’ll make you a few different dishes then”, she said appeasingly.“I’ll give you a list of groceries, Bruce”. The side obliged.Ethan stifled an icy laugh. Making alliances now, are we? He wheeled himself into the house without saying a word.Only after he had gone did Bruce relax.“If you don’t… persuade him like I told you, Young Mistress, it won’t bode well for either of us in the future”.He had served Ethan for many y
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They were barely a breath apart, making it impossible for her to see his expression. Their proximity was wine intoxicating, heady, seeping past her skin to surge through her veins.“No”He kissed her again before she could say anything else — the barest brush of his lips, the warmth of his breath grazing her face. “What about this?”She managed a shake of her head.“You like me”, his voice was rough, “You know that, don’t you, Jane?”“I do?”“Have you ever been in love?”Again, Jane shook her head. All she had wanted to do was to study hard so she could leave the Harrison household — not a relationship.A laugh escaped Ethan.“You said you didn’t want to divorce me”, he said.“But not out of duty — you want to be my wife because you fell for me. You like it when I kiss and hug you… and you kissed me back… that means you have feelings for me”.“Oh”, she was stunned; he seemed to understand her better than herself. Initially, staying by his side had been a matter of responsibility and se
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The corner of Bruce’s mouth quirked. His Young Master had been furious just a few hours ago; now he was smiling dreamily. Whatever relationship he and the Young Mistress had, it wasn’t anything ordinary.“I’ll make sure something happens to Brock Davenport so he’ll stay away from the Mistress”. *. *. *. *. *. Later that night, while Jane got ready for bed, Ethan was reading a book on Marxism. — a ponderous read but he seemed engrossed in it. Her husband was so clever, she remarked in her mind.“It’s late, we should sleep”.Ethan agreed; he had been waiting for her to say that. His book on Marxism hid another smaller book inside titled… ‘How to control your woman’.He carefully put it away before pushing his wheelchair towards Jane.“Jane, now that it’s our first night after coming to a… mutual understanding, wouldn’t it be a pity to go to sleep so soon?”“What do you have in mind? Come, I’ll help you onto the bed”.He obliged. He was capable of supporting himself with his arms, but i
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Jane was contemplating what ingredients to buy and what to make for lunch then…“Dear, what dish do you want on the side?… Dear?”Her head swiveled around, confused, to the sight of a man in a wheelchair sitting quietly amongst the crowd. She hurried back to him.“Why didn’t you call me, dear?”“I was waiting for you to help push me”.“What if someone had knocked into you while I was gone? This won’t do, I’d better hold your hand from now on”.Ethan had been hoping she’d say that, he let himself imagine what it would be like if she didn’t go to school, instead staying at home with him all day where he could gaze at her anytime he pleased.Yearning and paranoia mixed in his heart, threatening to bubble to the surface. Had it been up to him, he would have locked her up in the house, but he knew all too well that he couldn’t act rashly if he wanted her to remain by his side. Otherwise, he would end up frightening her off.It was almost noon when they returned to the mansion only to find t
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“You’re a guest, Doctor Owen”, Jane smiled politely, “It wouldn’t be right”.“I’ll be staying here for a while from today onwards”, Cassidy matched her smile, “I hope you don’t mind”.“Not at all”, Jane was sincere, “Thank you for helping my husband with his recovery”.Ethan wanted to be alone with his wife so he told Cassidy, “Why don’t you go rest in the living room?”She sighed.“If you wish. I suppose I have no choice but to sit around and wait for lunch then”. *. *. *. *. *. The three of them sat down to lunch and Cassidy watched as Jane helped pick out dishes for her husband. She was about to interject that Ethan only ate food he chose himself when he opened his mouth and let Jane feed him — and from her own pair of chopsticks too!Was this the same man she had known? He had been so wary of others who tried to even get close to him — even she, as his doctor, had found him to be intimidatingly brooding at times…“Is the food not to your liking, Doctor Owen?”Cassidy shook her h
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This was her cue to give him a goodbye kiss — a practice that she secretly enjoyed and that warmed her heart. But Cassidy was right there, same as yesterday.Shyly, she gave him a pat on the shoulder, like they were brothers instead of husband and wife.“You can do it!”, she said encouragingly and fled.Ethan stifled a disbelieving laugh.Cassidy’s fists clenched when she saw the smile tugging at his lips. “Miss Jane is such a darling”, she commented.“She is”, he echoed, his eyes uncharacteristically soft. “But you should refer to Jane as Mrs Harrington instead”, he said as he short her a glance with a perfectly lifted brow.“Don’t you despise that surname?” She asked as she raised a playful brow in return, “Or should I call her Mrs Ethan?”He gave it a moment’s contemplation and decided, “I don’t mind that either. As long as she’s mine”.Cassidy was throbbing with rage but her smile never wavered. “Ethan, I’ll be living with you both for some time so I think it’s best if I act a lit
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“I —”“Save it!. My husband won’t die. He’ll recover — he will!”Brock scoffed, his aristocratic features turning cold.“Stop dreaming. How many years has Ethan been undergoing treatment? If he could recover, he would’ve long ago!”“How delusional can you get — just because you studied medicine for a few years? That cripple’s father despises him and now he has cut off all his son’s financial resources”.“Tell me: do you think he can survive without the aid of his family? Would you really rather stay with him than give me a chance?”Jane was shocked. She hadn’t known that Ethan’s family had severed all financial ties with him, too. This was all her fault. If she hadn’t gotten into trouble, her husband wouldn’t have fallen out with his father over her — and he would still have money for his treatment.She bit her lip, warding off her rising anxiety.“Are you listening to me?” Brock demanded.“Yes. Thank you for informing me. I have some money to spare for my husband’s treatment”.It was
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Jane woke up in an abandoned warehouse north of the city.Because the wedding was tomorrow, Jane had been resting very early recently and even slept in separate rooms with Ethan.Ever since they started having sex, her husband's self-control seemed to evaporate every night, as if he wanted to make up for years of deprivation.It drained Jane of her energy, leaving her unable to wake up the next morning. Ivy had laughed about it at her expense for a long time.However, Jane did not expect to receive a call from the old folks' home the day before her wedding. They had said that her grandmother was dying and wanted to see her for the last time.After careful consideration, Jane decided to grant her request. Ethan had been very busy recently as most of his businesses were conducted domestically now.Now, Ethan had changed and was stepping into new shoes as a new man, so Jane chose to pop down and come back without disturbing him.Unexpectedly, as soon as she stepped into the ward, her gra
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Jane was stunned silly, his father had gone that far?“Jane?...”“Continue, I'm listening. How did he even know her in the first place?”“He had an ulterior motive that he didn't want to handle directly so when Claire orchestrated the accident that took the Owens' lives, he secretly contacted her and threatened her with it.”“She was only too ready to comply with his orders. Claire had initially thought that Cassidy and I would be married when we were older and she apparently… liked me.”“So she figured marrying me as Cassidy would solve that for her but you came into the picture, she was receptive to my father's orders.”“He had told her to get you out of the house in anyway possible and he would take it from there…”“So?”“He arranged the robbery… when your passport was stolen. You would be stuck there if you didn't have it.”“He had arranged for you to meet Brock Davenport at the hospital so he would take you with him…”“Hold on, so Brock knew?”“He was in on it because my father p
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Ethan's eyes went wide, Bruce put his hands on his head and Arnold stumbled a bit.The officer finally decided he had had enough and left after tucking the speeding ticket into Bruce's pocket. He shook his head and mumbled, “Rich people and their problems”.When he had come out to work today, he had not expected to see the drama from the novellas his wife always watched in real life.The other guards stood by silently, watching and wishing they had not given in to this Young Miss. She wouldn't have been able to come here on her own.Jane clenched her fists and finally decided she had had enough and she let her words out without filtering them one bit.“Now listen here, you poor excuse of a noblesse daughter,” Everyone's eyes went wide, “I do not care where you have come from, your money, title or none of that shit.”“That is all you will say in front of me. You open your gutter and utter one more word, I will make sure to give you what your abductors did not.”“A new facial reconstruc
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Jane sneered at the television in disdain and picked up her phone to call Bruce.When he finally picked up, she stated abruptly, “Tell your Young Master not to come back!”“He should not set foot in the villa. I have changed the passcode so he shouldn't bother with anything.”__________Bruce was stunned and immediately walked up to Ethan who was on his way out after the conference was done.“Young Master, the Young Madam called.”A smile bloomed on his stoic face at the mention of his Jane.“She said not to bother coming back and that she has changed the passcode of the villa.”Ethan's smile fell and an overwhelming sense of panic set in, he ran off to the parking lot with Bruce hot on his tail, both ignoring the calls of Cassidy.He got to the car and frantically gestured for Arnold to unlock it. They both got in with a confused but alert Arnold wondering what the problem was.“To the villa, as fast as you can go!”Arnold started the car and raced out of the parking lot, no one noti
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Ethan opened his eyes first and glanced at the alarm clock on his own bedside table. It read 6:00am, he turned to admire his wife with her hair fanned out on the pillow.Smiling at the memory of last night, he tucked a stray lock of hair away from her face. It had taken some time and serious work to convince her but he did.He had to go pick up Cassidy from the abductors’ den. His guards had infiltrated the den the night before and rounded them up in minutes.They were no match for these ones as they were former mercenaries he had given shelter, a job and a new life.Ethan got up reluctantly to take a shower. All he wanted to do was stay with his little wife in bed and cuddle.He would have that soon enough, bringing back the annoying little critter was more important at the moment since his jet was more convenient than a commercial flight.Shooting Bruce a text to pick him up, he then proceeded to accessorize before planting two kisses on her lips and forehead.He left once Bruce let
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Jane's eyes fluttered open and the soreness of her lady bits hit her like a train, she recalled what had happened and blushed. She had finally consummated her marriage.The rumbling of her stomach jolted her from her thoughts, she was hungry. She sniffed the air and smiled, he was in the kitchen.She had a quick shower and tip toed out of the room, she peeked into the kitchen and watched her husband's back muscles ripple as he plated the pasta he just cooked.“Jane, baby, get over here and sit. I can feel your eyes on my back,” he chuckled and she scrunched her nose as she blushed in embarrassment.“That's impossible, how did you know?” She took a seat at the kitchen island and beamed at her plate.“I heard you close the bedroom door. Letting the door close noisily is not exactly wise if you were trying to sneak up on me.”He pinched her cheeks still rosy from her shower. She dug into the pasta with gusto, moaning at the first bite.Ethan swallowed as his brain fed him with flashbacks
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Ethan kissed her again and laid her down on the messy covers. Leaning forward, he let his mouth linger on the shell of her ear, his breath tickling her neck.Jane shuddered at his touch, eyes bright and hazy with the eagerness to learn and desire pooling in her belly.He lightly traced her jawline with his nose, enjoying the way her breath hitched.Jane felt she could burst into flames at any moment, feeling goosebumps spread down her neck and chest. He had barely touched her but she was ready to melt into a puddle.Ethan wasted no time sinking his hand into the hair at the nape of her neck with a mild grip. His free hand slipped around her body and palmed her ass as his lips hovered barely an inch over hers, making her moan into his mouth.It felt like he was everywhere at once and all she could do was hold onto him and take it. Then his mouth travelled down her neck, sucking and nipping, she was now practically panting.Ethan sunk to his knees by the bed in front of her, tugging at
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The cops tried to talk her out of it as she backed the exit and attempted to leave with the hostage but was quickly immobilized by two bullets from a Ruger SR22.Shot on target by a retired female general and shattered her kneecaps.She was quickly dragged out and calm was restored within the shocked guests.“I would like to state that the real Cassidy Owen is safe and will be returning soon, that's all.”Ethan walked out amidst shouts for interview requests from the reporters and stunned silence from the rest of the audience.Only the comments from the live stream was active even after he left.He rushed to the car and settled in, thinking of how cool he must have looked.“Take me to the villa instead, and don't wait. I will be sleeping with my wife today.”Bruce and Arnold glanced at each other, understanding their Young Master's intentions so when they dropped him off in front of the gates of the villa, they shouted some encouraging words.“Take care, Young Master. You have to do i
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There was an uproar both at the event and in the comment section of the live stream. The directors stood stunned at his statement and the reporters began taking pictures and video cameras were focused on the people at the doors of the vault.Jane went mute in front of the television while Ivy screamed in surprise.Cassidy went pale in fear and horror but composed herself and tried to defend herself.“Mr. Harrington, we have been friends for many years but I do not think I like this joke.”“Friends? I have no recollection of ever being friends with a wannabe imposter. That is extremely beneath me and very insulting.”“Mr. Harrington,” the older director, Mr Jenkins, called out to him, “You do realize that you can't just say things like this…”“Oh I can, because I've known my friend since childhood and that… is not my friend.”“Ethan, if this is about what happened at your house with your wife… I apologize. However, you can't disrupt my inauguration because you want to be petty…”“Petty
