After the video of Kiana Sutton abusing the cat was released, Ethan Sinclair was clearly worried about her.
What exactly had happened between the two of them to make Ethan Sinclair hate Kiana Sutton so much?
No matter what it was, as long as Kiana Sutton was upset, she felt happy.
But for so reason, she always felt that even though Ethan Sinclair was targeting Kiana Sutton, he didn’t seem happy about it.
Thinking of sothing, Kate Lynch hesitated and said, "Ian, Kiana is your wife, after all. If you treat her like this and Grandma finds out, wouldn’t it be bad?"
Kate Lynch said this on purpose: it was the old lady who, despite Ethan Sinclair’s objections, had deliberately arranged for Kiana Sutton to stay by his side.
Sure enough, Ethan Sinclair’s already unpleasant face turned even darker, and those sharp, icy eyes stared at Kiana Sutton as if he wanted to skin her alive.
Kiana Sutton was ticulous when peeling the shrimp, so her movents were naturally slow.
Ethan Sinclair grew impatient. "Are you finished yet? Even a snail is faster than you."
Kiana Sutton finished peeling quickly and brought it over to the table.
Ethan Sinclair looked at it and imdiately criticized, "You peeled it so badly, I’ve lost my appetite."
Kate Lynch glanced at Kiana Sutton with smug satisfaction and laughed, saying, "That’s not true, Kiana peeled them very nicely. If you don’t want them, I’ll eat them."
Ethan Sinclair replied flatly, then took out a delicate box and handed it to Kate Lynch.
Kate Lynch’s face lit up with surprise. "What’s this?"
Ethan Sinclair glanced coldly at Kiana Sutton, noticed her pallor, and curled his lips into a smile. "Consider it a return gift."
Kate Lynch eagerly opened it; inside was a pair of exquisite diamond earrings worth a fortune. "They’re gorgeous! Thank you, Ian."
"Are you happy?"
"Of course!"
"That’s good. When the recipient is happy, the giver naturally gets happy too."
Ethan Sinclair’s words carried a hidden aning. Kiana Sutton clenched her fists and forced herself not to show any expression.
Seeing Kiana Sutton remain utterly unmoved, Ethan Sinclair beca even more furious.
"What are you still standing here for? Get out! I can’t eat when I see you!"
Kiana Sutton took a deep breath, nodded, and left the dining room.
Without Ethan Sinclair’s permission, she didn’t dare leave for work directly and could only wait outside the restaurant.
Her stomach grumbled loudly; she was hungry, too.
She hadn’t felt like eating that morning—just had two bites of toast before stopping.
Now she was hungry, but couldn’t go get food.
Inside the restaurant, Ethan Sinclair glanced at Kiana Sutton standing by the door like a doorman and felt his appetite vanish.
"Ian, why aren’t you eating?"
"I’m not very hungry. You eat."
Then, at the nearby table, two girls suddenly covered their mouths and squealed quietly.
"Oh my god, what are the odds? We actually saw them in person."
"What a handso guy and pretty girl, they match so well! Look, they’re both wearing matching bracelets. The netizens were absolutely right."
"I know, childhood sweethearts are just the best. I wonder when they’ll get married."
Ethan Sinclair frowned tightly.
Matching bracelets?
He glanced at the bracelet on his own wrist, then looked over at Kate Lynch’s...
Kate Lynch hurried to explain, "Ian, actually, I ca to see you today for another reason. I don’t know who took pictures of us at the restaurant before and posted them online, saying that the bracelets we’re wearing are couple’s bracelets and started spreading rumors about us."
Seeing Ethan Sinclair remain silent, Kate Lynch continued, "I wanted to respond at first, but I was worried people had already made up their minds. No matter what I say, they wouldn’t believe . So I ca to ask you how to handle this."
As she spoke, Kate Lynch seed a bit annoyed. "Netizens nowadays just love to ddle. Just wearing a bracelet and they co up with all that nonsense."
Ethan Sinclair was silent for several seconds before slowly speaking, "When did this happen?"
"It happened last night, I think. But I only found out this morning."
Last night?
Ethan Sinclair’s heart sank sharply.
Could it be... last night Kiana Sutton saw the trending topic online and thought the red bracelet was a couple’s bracelet between him and Kate Lynch, which was why she refused the gift he gave her?
Thinking carefully, it made sense. She liked him so much—if he gave her sothing, she’d cherish it; she wouldn’t refuse it.
Ethan Sinclair instinctively glanced at the doorway, and realizing Kiana Sutton was gone, he abruptly got up.
Kate Lynch was startled; seeing Ethan Sinclair’s face grow increasingly stormy, she grew anxious inside. "Ian, if necessary, I can post a tweet and clarify..."
Before she finished, Ethan Sinclair calmly interrupted, "No need to explain anything to those idle parasites. Just do your thing and don’t be influenced by them."
Seeing Ethan Sinclair about to leave, she anxiously grabbed his arm. "You haven’t finished eating—where are you going?"
"I have other things to do. I’ll have Connor Grant take you ho later."
Kate Lynch: "..."
Damn it, did she say sothing wrong?
anwhile, on a chair just outside the restaurant entrance, Connor Grant let Kiana Sutton sit down and handed her a lunch box. "Young Madam, I know you love vegetable buns—this place’s vegetable dumplings are fantastic too, you should try them."
Kiana Sutton was just about to gesture, but Connor Grant seed to know what she wanted to say and quickly smiled, "Don’t worry and eat, Young Madam. The Fifth Master and Miss Lynch are having lunch; they won’t co out so soon."
Realizing he might have hurt her with that comnt, he gave an awkward laugh, a little embarrassed.
Kiana Sutton smiled at him. She really was hungry; if she didn’t eat sothing soon and fainted later, Ethan Sinclair would accuse her of faking weakness again.
Kiana Sutton took a few bites—the dumplings were indeed delicious.
Just then, Connor Grant seed to notice sothing and asked in confusion, "Young Madam, why aren’t you wearing the red bracelet the Fifth Master gave you?"
Kiana Sutton’s hand holding the chopsticks trembled slightly.
Connor Grant had no idea what was going on and kept chattering to her, "You have no idea. Because of that bracelet, the Fifth Master woke up at the crack of dawn and made drive four hours to Mount Providence."
Kiana Sutton suddenly turned to look at Connor Grant.
"Honestly, I didn’t expect the Fifth Master to be so superstitious. He said the bracelet Miss Lynch gave him worked wonders—he slept much better afterwards. When he went to get yours, he even asked the abbot to soak the red string with poria and arborvitae seeds for a long ti before weaving it to bring it back for you."
Kiana Sutton’s heart raced—Connor Grant had no reason to lie to her, so that so-called couple’s bracelet was actually a gift from Kate Lynch to him, and not the other way around!
No, that wasn’t the point. The point was, the bracelet he gave her yesterday was sothing he personally went to Mount Providence to get?
Why?
Just as Kiana Sutton was about to put down her lunch box and gesture to ask Connor Grant sothing, Ethan Sinclair’s cool voice floated into her ears.
"You two look pretty comfortable, huh?"
Connor Grant imdiately stood up straight, and Kiana Sutton quickly followed suit.
When Ethan Sinclair saw the two of them acting like students caught by the principal, he frowned slightly. Was he really that scary?
At that mont, Kate Lynch ca out as well, spotting Ethan Sinclair’s wrist at a glance.
In that instant, she felt as if soone had kicked her hard from a great height—her face instantly went cold.
Ethan Sinclair said he didn’t need her clarification, but he had taken off the red bracelet she gave him.
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