Chapter 13
Ethan was about to say something, but Ines stopped him, “I don’t really want to have a wedding right now. I’ve been away from A City for a long time, and need time to adjust. Plus, I have to find a job there first, so I don’t have much time and energy to plan a wedding. Let’s just leave it like this for now, and we’ll make up for it later.”
Ethan stared deeply into Ines‘ eyes, seeing her determination, and decided not to say anything else.
“Alright, we respect your decision. When are you guys planning to leave?”
Both elders had experienced a lot and seen all kinds of people, so they didn’t care about formalities; they just wanted them to be happy.
Ines gestured for Ethan to speak, and he said, “I’ve already sorted things out on my end, so it mainly depends on when Izzy can resign from work.”
“I’m almost done with my current project. I’m left with some finishing touches. My leave won’t affect the company. I’ll write my resignation letter tomorrow, and it shouldn’t take more than three days.”
Ethan spent the whole day at the Payne family’s house. In the afternoon, he helped Ines pack her things. Ines didn’t have much stuff, just two suitcases, one of which was mostly filled with books.
Rita was pleased to see Ethan packing things so carefully.
Rita let Ethan stay at their house. Ines tried to object but was shut down by Rita, “We have plenty of room here. How can you let your husband stay at a hotel?”
Ines was speechless, and didn’t understand what the big deal was. Aunt Rita’s displeased look made her swallow her words.
She saw Ethan looking at her with a playful smile when she turned around. She was annoyed and glared at him, “What’s so funny? My cousin Jeffery has been helping out my sister–in–law for the past week, so you can stay in his room for now.” Ethan spread his hands, pretending to be innocent, “Izzy, aren’t you overthinking things? Aunt Rita just told me, and I heard her clearly say, you don’t need to repeat it.”
Ines helplessly grabbed the TV remote from the coffee table.
Watching the young couple bicker, Rita couldn’t help but smile. She then went out for a walk with Zander, giving the couple some space.
Ethan sat down beside Ines and said, “Izzy, you don’t have to give up everything you’ve worked so hard for in this city. You can stay in A City with peace of mind, and I’ll handle things at home. A City and B City aren’t that far apart anyway; it’s just over half an hour by plane. My company is doing well, and I don’t need to be there every day; I can work remotely.”
Ines stared at Ethan for a few seconds and noticed he wasn’t joking. She couldn’t help but ask, “Are you really serious?” Ethan couldn’t help but laugh, “So marrying an auditor means I’ll have to face suspicion often.”
“Well, now that you know, you’d better not lie to me. You can’t get away with lying when you live with an auditor.”
Ethan noticed that Ines‘ eyes always sparkled when she spoke about work. The awkwardness from before seemed to have vanished.
“Mrs. Meyer, I’m serious. I don’t want you to give up too much because of me.” Ethan repeated earnestly once again.
