"What is this?"
Ace picked up the Louboutin in confusion, only to realize that it was lipstick after a long, careful inspection.
With her arms crossed, Joanna annoyedly said to the man behind her, "Stop pretending. I found this on the plane. Don’t tell you’ve never seen this before."
"But I’ve really never seen this. I thought this is a lighter... hmm, is this really not a lighter?"
Ace knitted his eyebrows and focused on looking for the valve, and ended up saring lipstick all over his palms. What a stupid man who was so totally ignorant of won’s stuff.
Joanna rolled her eyes, speechless.
Regardless, the man did not seem to be faking his reaction.
"Oh, I rember now..."
His face tensed, and he said irritably, "It must be Ethan. He must have brought soone on the plane and did not clean up afterward!"
"Ethan?"
Joanna doubted. "Didn’t he break up recently? It’s not nice to bla this on him, don’t you think?"
"That’s not a breakup. That’s breaking free. I wouldn’t have lent him the plane for celebration, otherwise." He snorted and said resentfully, "If he listened to and broke up earlier, he would not have suffered. His relationship with that girlfriend is simply poisonous!"
Joanna was fired up when she heard this gossip and asked, "What exactly happened? Tell more about it."
Ace was amused. He cupped the woman’s tear-stained face and gazed at her lovingly. "Why are you so curious about it? Have you completely resolved your own matters?"
"Um... about that... My matters are not important, but Ethan is my lifesaver, my best friend. Hurry up and tell what happened between him and his girlfriend. What makes you say their relationship is toxic?"
"She deceived his feelings. That’s about it." He shook his head and let out a long sigh. "Ethan is comparable to a master of romance, and he always says that he will never fall into the trap of love, but he sohow falls into hers. He tasted a lot of the bitterness of love in these four years. I am very happy that he cos to his senses now."
"Is this what you should do as his good friend? Why are you so happy when he broke up?"
Though she said so, she recalled the last ti she t Ethan. He did seem a lot more depressed and lost his carefreeness four years back. He looked really different from his old casual self.
Love was indeed the destructor of one’s soul if one made the wrong choice!
"To , love is not suffering, but not eting the right person is. Take Clara, for instance, my best friend. She also t a jerk a while ago..."
Sothing ca to her mind suddenly, and she said, "Hey, do you think there will be a spark between Ethan and Clara?"
One was a ladykiller, and one was a woman who sealed her heart and stopped loving. Would there be chemistry between these two if they were put together?
"You can try."
He smiled expectantly. "Clara, as you said, is not a simple woman. Maybe she really can ta that wild horse."
"It’s settled then!"
She snapped her fingers and said eagerly, "I will call her to co here for a vacation now, and you will do the sa to Ethan."
The two acted as Cupids once they were on the sa page.
Coincidentally, Ethan and Clara happened to be on vacation in a nearby island country. They rushed over without a second thought when receiving the invitation.
The sea breeze blew through Joanna’s long hair and the hem of her white dress. Holding her heels in one hand, her feet were stepping on the soft sand on the beach, leaving a trail of uneven footprints. The golden sunbeam set off her beauty as it showered over her slender body.
Ace felt as if he was looking at a painting. Everything in the scene and every beam of sunlight were perfect, as if they were created just for Joanna.
"So, you were angry just now because you were jealous?" The man trailing behind the woman suddenly grabbed her hand and asked with a triumphant smirk.
"Hmph, why do you ask when you know the answer?" She rolled her eyes and shook off the man’s hand haughtily. "Everything will be clear when Ethan cos. I’ll see if you can still pretend by then."
Once she said that, she ran happily like a little bird.
He looked at the back of the woman in silence, his eyes overflowing with love. ’I hope you will never fly away again..."
...
In a floating hotel on Quartz Island in the ryah Republic, Ethan, upon ending his call with Ace, dived into the massive soft bed in the five-star suite, eager to fall back to sleep.
He had been like a lifeless zombie these days, sleeping in the hotel room during the day and partying at the pool at night. He cared nothing about his family business and numbed himself with this extravagant and indulgent life day after day.
Knock, knock. Soone knocked at the door.
"Leave alone!"
Ethan buried his head deep in the pillow and covered himself in the blanket, exposing only his strong muscular arms. His back was thick and broad without a trace of fat. His physique was the perfect kind that won loved.
Knock! Knock! Knock! The knocks only sounded more urgent.
anwhile, Dylan’s embarrassing voice ca from the intercom at the bedside.
"Are you up, Master Ethan? Could you open the door? Um... Miss Shirley is here."
Ethan planned to sleep until night but opened his eyes wide the mont he heard the na and sniffed. "What is she doing here?"
"Master Ethan, Miss Shirley said that..."
Dylan was interrupted by Shirley.
"Open the door, Ethan. I think we need to talk."
A woman’s weak and sad voice ca from the intercom. "I was wrong. You can punish however you like, but I beg you not to hurt yourself like this. I heard that you have been drinking every day and the company is in chaos. If this were to go on, your body’s going to give up on you. If Mr. Stuart learns about this..."
"Don’t ntion that old man!"
Ethan’s eyes turned dark and cold as if he had turned into an enraged beast. He chided in a dangerous voice, "Get out of my sight while I am still willing to spare your life. Don’t think that I will still be like before because of old sentint!"
"I never expect you to forgive for my big mistake. I finally found you after searching for so long. I never thought of going back..." She sobbed slightly. "Open the door. Let see you for one last ti; then you can decide my life and death. I will do as you say."
"Stop acting pitiful. This trick is no longer useful to ."
Ethan’s fists were clenched, his body trembling uncontrollably as rage seethed through his veins.
"Huh, you think I am acting..."
Shirley shook her head and looked out into the ocean surrounding the hotel.
The next mont, he heard a splash and Dylan shouting in panic. "Oh no, Master Ethan, Miss Shirley jumped into the sea!"
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