Avery obediently followed Ethan down the stairs and into the dining room. The housekeeper had just set the steaming hot dinner on the table and was arranging the dishes when she said, "Miss Wells' sister made breakfast and lunch today. She's only had one day off and already she's gotten lazy. If only Miss. Alexis were still here."
"Yes, she's beautiful and skilled. If our Third Master had married her, our household would be even better off and he wouldn't have to go on business trips every other day like he has been in recent years..."
At this moment, there were only the housekeeper and two other servants in the dining room. But it was precisely these words that Avery happened to hear as she appeared at the entrance of the dining room. Her body stiffened and her steps noticeably slowed down.
Sensing Avery's slight change, Ethan reached out and held her hand, without saying a word, and led her into the dining room. When the housekeeper and the other two servants saw them, they quickly exchanged glances and fell silent.
After pulling Avery to her seat, Ethan sat
down in his own seat. He filled a small plate with a plateful of food and a bowl of chicken soup, and handed it to Avery. "You've just recovered, so eat more. Only when you're well-fed will you have the energy to study." Although the man's voice was faint and his face showed little expression, the atmosphere around him was not as cold as usual. Moreover, he had taken the initiative to add food to a girl's plate. The people around him were surprised to see this scene.
The Third Master was not joking when he was called the King of Hell. The previous few times, those who had been personally selected by the Third Master or had come to him because of their admiration for his talent had all lost their composure and fled when they saw the half of his face covered by a mask. In the end, which one of them had not been dealt with by him?
Now, the Third Miss of the Wells family had the honor of having the Third Master personally add food to her plate. Was it just because she hadn't been scared off by the Third Master's true appearance and was being treated as an exception?
The people thought to themselves that Alexis had never disliked the Third Master either. It was a pity that she didn't marry him.
Avery felt uncomfortable with the servants' strange looks.
At this moment, Ethan raised his eyebrows and said lightly, "Don't think about other things while eating. Just eat well. If your aunt sees you doing that, she will scold you again."
Hearing this, Avery snapped out of her thoughts and quickly focused on eating her rice.
"Remember to eat your vegetables. You have to finish all of them," Ethan reminded her.
"Mm-hmm," Avery replied.
She glanced at the man sitting across from her and, perhaps it was just her imagination, but she saw a hint of tenderness in his eyes.
Her heart, which had been in turmoil, suddenly felt half-full with something warm and happy.
This feeling was completely different from the one she felt when her sister cared for her and protected her.
Avery ate her meal with great satisfaction.
She followed Ethan's advice and tried not to think about the strange looks the housekeeper and other servants gave her when they left the room.
Perhaps because she was in a good mood, she even finished the plate of vegetables that Ethan had given her.
After she was full, Ethan served her a bowl of soup.
Watching her finish the soup, he then handed her a tissue.
Avery was both surprised and nervous at the man's sudden kindness. Could he have some ulterior motive?
"I'm full now. I'll go upstairs to take a shower and do my homework," Avery said, taking the tissue and standing up. She then hurriedly left the dining room.
After leaving the restaurant, she finally felt less nervous. Well, since he wasn't going to scold her for being selfish and bringing her sister back, she didn't need to wait obediently to be scolded anymore. With this thought in mind, she threw the tissue into the trash can and was about to walk towards the stairs when a voice came from the living room door. "Miss Wells, come over here for a moment." Avery looked over and saw the maid and two servants who had just served dishes in the restaurant waving at her, indicating that she should come over. At that time, she didn't think much about it and thought they probably had something important to tell her, so she walked over. Unexpectedly, as soon as she walked over, these people began to ask her one after another, "Miss Wells, it's like this, we want to know if your sister will come here tomorrow. If she can help us make breakfast and lunch, that would be great." "She gets up early, so she can come over early and make breakfast and then leave, so that Young Master won't find out and scold us." "Yes, Miss Wells, your sister's cooking skills are really amazing. I estimate that if Young Master tastes your sister's cooking tomorrow morning, he will definitely praise it endlessly." That was not all, there was even more outrageous talk that they said in front of Avery. "I heard that when the old master of the Wells family held his birthday banquet last time, Young Master was drugged and ended up sleeping with your sister. Miss Wells, I think your sister is more suitable for Young Master than you. She is definitely a perfect wife..." Avery's heart, which had already felt better, was suddenly pierced by one poisonous thorn after another. She stood still, staring at the people in front of her with wide eyes, never expecting that they could say such things in front of her. Did they think she didn't deserve respect? Seeing that Avery didn't speak, the maid pushed her and said, "Miss Wells, did you hear what I said? Can you ask your sister to come to the house tomorrow?"
With a sudden push, which required a bit of strength, Avery's body swayed backwards and she almost lost her balance. Fortunately, a pair of hands from behind caught her and stabilized her body.
The person behind her was...
Avery suddenly turned around, lifted her head, and saw that it was Ethan. For a moment, her eyes inexplicably turned red, as if something was about to burst out from within.
"Since the day Avery and I got our marriage certificate, she has been my wife and the mistress of this house. Apart from me, no one else has the right to make her listen to them," Ethan said, looking down at the servants in front of him with a cold gaze.
The servants, who were ignorant and impudent, immediately lowered their heads when they saw Ethan. "Sorry, Third Young Master, we just wanted to ask Madam if she had time to come to the house. We have a few dishes that we would like to ask her about..." "That woman will not come to this house again," Ethan said, his phoenix eyes slightly narrowed. Under the cold blue mask, even the lines of his jaw exuded an indescribable sharpness and distance.
He wrapped his big hand around Avery's shoulder and turned her around. "Wife, let's go back to our room and rest."
"Okay," Avery l lowered her head, her eyes already a bit moist.
He always appeared when she was embarrassed, even her sister couldn't do that all the time.
This man was her husband.
What reason did she have not to listen to his words, to change her bad habits, and become a obedient wife?
Wait, what did he just say?
Rest in the room... Rest? Is he with her?