Alexis' soft and boneless arm reached for the man's shirt, and she looked at him with a seductive gaze. "Mr. Blackwood, I am Avery's sister. How can you do this to her? But if you insist on doing it, I won't stop you."
But before she could finish her words, the man pushed her away forcefully.
"I am not Avery. I am not as foolish as she is. Please leave and never come back!" Ethan glared at her fiercely and then went upstairs without looking back.
Watching the man's back disappear, Alexis' eyes flashed with a hint of resentment, but soon her charming smile returned to her peach blossom face.
As the saying goes, men pursue women from afar, while women pursue men through a veil.
Despite Ethan's tough attitude, he had not had a woman by his side for many years, and he still had no substantial relationship with Avery. It was only a matter of time before he fell for her.
Thinking of how Ethan refused to even look at her just now, she felt a headache coming on. This man was not an ordinary person. How could she get him to notice her?
But there was something more important than that at the moment.Seeing Avery and Ethan gradually developing feelings for each other, if she hadn't caused a disturbance just now, they might have already done it. Even If she stopped them this time, what about the next time?
This couldn't go on.
...
As soon as Ethan left, Avery's eyelids began to twitch.
When he returned to the study, she was already very tired.
"Hus...band...shall we continue?" She spoke in a daze, barely able to keep her eyes open, and seemed to be at her limit.
"Go to sleep, we'll talk about it tomorrow night." After the two rounds of exhaustion, not only was she tired, but Ethan also had no desire left.
Avery murmured an "oh" and turned over to fall asleep.
In less than ten seconds, she had completely entered dreamland.
As he looked at the girl's thin back, a hint of complexity appeared in Ethan's dark eyes.
He bent down and lifted Avery from the waist.
His gaze inadvertently fell on the place where she had been stitched up on her forehead, and his brows furrowed slightly.
The next day.When Avery woke up, she found herself in the bedroom.
There was no one else in the room, but she noticed that there were traces of someone having slept beside her. She reached out and touched the warmth, even catching a whiff of the minty scent that belonged to a man. Her heart immediately settled.
After freshening up and getting dressed, she grabbed her bag and headed downstairs.
Glancing at the time, it was already 7:20. She planned to quickly grab breakfast and then head straight to school without having to go back upstairs again.
But as soon as she reached the first floor, she was stunned by the scene in the living room. Over a dozen servants had gathered in the room, all pleading with the man sitting on the sofa reading the newspaper. "Third Master, please don't drive me away, Third Master..."
"I will do my best in the future and won't trouble Miss Wells anymore. Please, Third Master..."
"Third Master, my family has elders and young children to support. I can't afford to lose this job..." Among them was the cook, and everyone in the house, except for Qin, was affected.
Ethan looked coldly at the newspaper, ignoring everyone's pleas. He said coldly, "Qin, settle their wages and let them go before nine o'clock. As for the new servants, I will arrange for them to come to the house before tonight."
"Yes, Third Master." Qin's face was filled with indifference. "I don't want to anger Third Master anymore, so please pack your things and leave as soon as possible."
"No, Third Master..." The wages in this house were twice as much as those outside. Even the wages of the servants in the Blackwood family's old mansion were not as high as those given by Ethan. No one was willing to leave.
Although everything had to be done perfectly by the servants around Ethan, there were no other masters here except for him and Avery. There were no difficult old men or women to serve, and there were no strict rules to follow. As long as Ethan was not at home, they could do their job well and then do whatever they wanted. There was nowhere in the entire city that was more relaxed than here.
This morning, when the three maids saw Alexis enter the kitchen, they didn't take the initiative to speak. She took the initiative to make breakfast herself, letting them rest on the side. The three maids already liked Alexis very much, and when they saw her take the initiative, they stood by and chatted, praising her and comparing her to Avery.
Who would have thought that Ethan, who had come down early, would see this scene? After he took a quick look around the kitchen door, he left without expression. Within ten minutes, Qin had summoned all the servants in the house.
Now, this scene in the living room had been deadlocked for almost half an hour. No one knew what they had done wrong this time. Some people even knelt on the ground to avoid being dismissed. Some people's eyes turned red, and they kept pleading.
Ethan put down the newspaper and stood up straight, ignoring the pleas of the people around him.
"Avery, we're going out for breakfast today." He went straight to the stairs and took Avery's hand, walking outside.
"Oh, okay." Avery nodded without asking why, obediently following him.
As Ethan was about to leave, one of the servants rushed forward and hugged his leg, begging, "Third Master, please tell us what we did wrong. I'll change, but please don't kick us out..."
"Yes, Third Master..."
Ethan lowered his head and glanced at the person kneeling on the ground, his eyes incredibly cold. "I don't keep backstabbing white-eyed wolves in my house. I don't want to make it any clearer. Get out before I lose my temper!"
With that, he kicked the person away.
At the same time, he grabbed the girl beside him.
"Let's go."
"Okay." Avery saw what Ethan did, but didn't say anything.
She didn't know why he fired all these people early in the morning, or why he fired them all at once. But judging from the breakfast problem this morning, it was probably related to her sister.
It must be because her sister went into the kitchen and was seen by him, and he didn't like it.
And in fact, that was the case.
Early in the morning, Alexis heard the commotion in the living room and quietly walked to the entrance, watching the scene in front of her. She smiled slightly, turned around, and went to the kitchen.