Perhaps she had long lost that kind of expectation towards Ethan, knowing that he couldn"t possibly have only her as a woman to warm his bed, Jane Sullivan let out a sigh of relief, stretched her eyebrows, put the shirt into the washing machine, pressed the start button, and then went to the dining room.
"Madam, the young master said before he left that you have not been feeling well recently, so I made some red date porridge for you. Please come and have a bowl," the nanny said.
Seeing the nanny bring the porridge over, Jane Sullivan nodded, "Thank you, nanny."
"This is what I should do, Madam," the nanny replied with a kind smile that was hard to resist.
In this kind of sandstorm weather, coupled with a heart that had just been struck, Jane Sullivan found maternal care from the nanny.
She picked up the spoon and drank the porridge, feeling waves of bitterness in her heart, until the pickled vegetable, wagging its tail, ran in and lay on her lap, begging for affection. Jane Sullivan then put down the spoon and rubbed its head, "Pickled vegetable, if one day you have a new mistress, will you also wag your tail at them?"
Pickled vegetable hummed and whined, obviously understanding her words.
But whether it would or not, Jane Sullivan didn"t know, she felt she must be crazy to actually start demanding a dog not to be enthusiastic towards Ethan"s other women.
*
After dinner, Ethan called and said that New Year"s was only a week away. He wanted to take her back to the Grayson mansion to clean up the house because they would be staying there during the New Year"s days.
Jane Sullivan, although reluctant in her heart, did not show it.
She carefully disguised herself, trying to appear as usual.
But Ethan still sensed that she was somewhat resistant to being intimate with him, as he could clearly feel her body stiffen when he kissed her forehead.
"Wasn"t it all good last night? What"s wrong today?" Ethan wondered, but attributed it to her menstrual period mood swings and did not take it to heart.
In the evening, they arrived at the Grayson mansion.
When Jane Sullivan got out of the car, apart from Uncle Yan greeting her as before, other members of the Grayson family, upon seeing her, went around her and returned to their own rooms.
Jane Sullivan knew well that they were still bothered by the scandal with Justin she was involved in a while back.
In such a wealthy family, what"s often most concerned about is a woman"s reputation.
Although she, as the daughter-in-law of the Grayson family, was not known to the public, the Grayson family members all knew about her relationship with Ethan, so seeing her kiss another man made the elders inevitably think she was frivolous.
Jane Sullivan did not care about their views, as her reputation was already like this, even explaining it would only make things worse.
*
Their house was the furthest inside.
This old mansion had a total of five separate buildings, with the main building for receiving guests, holding banquets, and entertaining guests.
The other four buildings were for the four sons.
Since Ethan was the eldest in the family, the building at the very back was reserved for him.
Of course, Ethan was also the only one who, after getting married, chose not to live in the family home.
Unlike his older brother and second brother, who, along with their families, lived in the Grayson mansion.
The three younger Graysons, because they were focused on scientific research and had not yet started families, naturally left the building at the back for their grandfather.
*
Doreen learned that Jane Sullivan and her husband had returned to the Grayson mansion.
She was the first to come to congratulate them, constantly saying that life would no longer be lonely now that Jane Sullivan had moved in, as she could accompany her.
After dinner, Jane Sullivan and Doreen were washing dishes in the kitchen.
Because Ethan had sent Doreen a large red envelope of fifty thousand yuan in advance, she was in a great mood all day, constantly praising Uncle in front of her grandfather.
But Jane Sullivan understood that Ethan did this so that Doreen would not say the wrong thing during the New Year"s days.
In addition, since Jane Sullivan did not share any information about Ethan"s recent situation, she only listened to Doreen"s various persuasions, "Jane, since the Grayson mansion is so boring, and we both have nothing to do, how about we go find Uncle for a game of Dou Dizhu? He has plenty of money anyway, and if you side with me, we can trick him together. After the New Year, we can go on an overseas trip, what do you think?"
Jane Sullivan thought to herself, with Ethan"s intelligence, wouldn"t he realize that they were tricking him?
But Doreen was so persistent that Jane Sullivan eventually nodded in agreement.
When Ethan saw Doreen come to the study with a deck of cards and Jane Sullivan following her with a reluctant expression, he guessed what they were up to.
"I still have some work to finish."
Doreen quickly pouted and blinked at him, "Uncle, Jane said it"s really boring in the Grayson mansion, and we can"t go out. We"re missing one for the game, so please join us."
"Is it Jane who finds it boring, or you?" Ethan asked with a playful eyebrow, glancing at Jane Sullivan"s calm face, feeling that she might also be uncomfortable living in the Grayson mansion.
"Give me 10 minutes to finish this email, and then I"ll come down to join you."
"Thank you, Uncle," Doreen excitedly pulled Jane Sullivan out of the study.
After going downstairs, Doreen sat on the sofa, laughing softly, "Jane, did you notice? Uncle is so nice to you, he really cares about you."
Jane Sullivan smiled lightly, but her eyes lacked joy, "It"s okay."
"What do you mean it"s okay? Let me tell you, it"s really good! Uncle, a busy man, is willing to play Dou Dizhu for you. I think he must have changed his ways!"
Changed his ways?
Whether it was a true change or a false one, only she knew.
Jane Sullivan did not reveal the truth, simply nodding and saying, "I hope so."