Ethan hailed a cab. He opened the door for Moriah when a cab stopped in front of them.
"Where to sir?" The cab driver asked in English.
"Bring us to Elixir Health Pot," Moriah answered in Mandarin.
"You speak fluent Mandarin, madam," the cab driver was happy to hear a foreigner speak Mandarin fluently.
"My dad is Chinese, he grew up here in Shanghai," she answered.
"I see," he replied as he glanced at her in the rearview mirror.
Ethan’s tongue started to tingle, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead as he carried on to eat the spicy food. His face, ears and neck turned red. He felt as though a steam spew from his ears, blasting five - al
“What are you planning to do to me, Mr. Miller,” she asked, her eyes sparkling and her voice cheery.“I’m going to punish you, Mrs. Miller,” Ethan said while he hovered over her.Lowering his head to taste her inviting lips, suddenly the doorbell rang.Holding his gaze, Moriah grinned. Despite his annoyance at the situation and his lack of control over it, Ethan couldn’t help smiling back.Ethan got up from the bed when the doorbell rang for a second time. He reached the door after the doorbell rang for the third time.Ethan frowned upon seeing a delivery man with a bouquet of flowers in his hand.“Sir, flower
The way she walked in a frigid and unrelaxed manner gave Ethan a clue of how overwrought she was. He held her hand that was icy cold and stopped her from walking, letting Jianyu and Anastacia go ahead of them.“Relax, baby,” Ethan caressed her face, Moriah held Ethan’s hand that was caressing her face and gave him a wobbly smile.“You have nothing to fear. Okay? ” He placed his hand at the back of her head, bending forward, he let his forehead rest on hers. “Love, nothing bad will happen to me, so relax and breathe.”They entered the restaurant together after a while. Looking around there were no other people in the restaurant except for men in their suits dispersed around the restaurant, standing on guard.&ldq
Moriah was afraid to open her eyes when she woke up in the morning. Scared to find out that her husband had already left for London. She didn't get much sleep the rest of the night. The expression on Ethan's face when she had blurted out her counter. He'd been furious.Tears began to slip out of her closed eyes, all of a sudden she felt hands cupping her face and thumbs dried her tears.Instantaneously, she opened her eyes and hugged him tight once she saw Ethan. Her tears wouldn’t stop flowing as she quietly rejoiced that he hadn’t left.Ethan freed himself from her embrace and cupped her face wet with tears. “Hey, why are you crying?”“I thought, you already left,” Moriah answered as she mopped her face with t
Moriah was flustered and her heart beat began to pick up speed. The thundering of her heart became audible to her hearing despite the noises in the hall. Jianyu and Anastacia maintained their calm demeanour and gave a warm smile to their daughter. Moriah need not to say a word, they knew how tense she was though she didn’t show an outward sign of her uneasiness. Mr. Wang walked ahead of them, followed by Mrs. Wang with Moriah. They walked like they were mother and daughter. Some of the guests looked at them and speculated. Jianyu and Anastacia were behind Mrs. Wang and Moriah, following them towards the study. The tension within Moriah was slightly alleviated once entering the huge, classic, and the elegant study room. Nevertheless, the tension built up again to an even greater measure when she spotted Dylan seated on the couch. As they were approaching Dylan, he stood up and bowed. “Good evening, Uncle and Aunty.” he greeted Jianyu and Anastacia. Although surprised at how Dylan
“You were right, admiration is not enough to sustain a marriage,” Mr Wang said, nevertheless, Mrs Wang wanted to protest, but Mr Wang patted her hand softly and shook his head, a gesture that she should keep her mouth shut. “You are also a remarkable woman, however, you and Dylan are not made for each other. Thank you for taking the courage to knock some sense into us and help us see reasons,” Mr Wang smiled. Moriah and Anastacia breathed a sigh of relief while Jianyu gave a faint smile. “We won’t pursue the marriage,” Mr Wang finally said what Moriah and her parents wanted to hear. “Thank you, Mr Wang,” Moriah couldn’t stop her joy spilling over. She was smiling from ear to ear. She can’t wait to tell Ethan. This news will give him peace. Ethan was hesitant to leave her and persuaded her to come back to London with him even as she sent him to the airport. Dylan approached Moriah and walked beside her at the time they were heading to the door. “Thanks for saving me from making th
Ethan gave Jerome a frosty look. However, Jerome didn't mind that Ethan gave him a bone chilling gaze, he had been with him for a long, long time and he had been used to seeing those wintry eyes.Jerome and Ethan had been drinking in silence for about a quarter an hour when Zachary arrived with Cindy."Hey," he tapped Jerome's and Ethan's shoulders and then came to sit on the couch across them.Cindy awkwardly followed Zachary and sat next to him."Ahem," Cindy cleared her throat when Zachary was pouring wine into the cup.Zachary grinned while he looked at Cindy. "Just a little," Zachary gestured with his fingers.Cindy shoo
Cameron saw Hazel entering Ethan's office and immediately followed her. He quickly clamped his hand over her mouth and pulled her out of the room before she could say a word and ruin the couple’s moment. He didn't want the couple interrupted. Ethan had been grouchy because his wife didn't want to talk to him. Now that she answered the call and was talking to him, Ethan would be definitely furious if they were interrupted. Ethan saw what Cameron did, he sauntered towards the door and locked it so no one would disturb him. "I just discovered that I have married a beautiful and witty woman," Ethan chuckled, went back to his desk and sat on his chair. "Where are you now?" Moriah asked. "I'm at my office," Ethan answered. "Mr. Miller, you're the CEO. Why are you slacking around? There are important things that need your attention," she teasingly said and her voice was somewhat breathy. "Nothing is more important than my wife," Ethan responded, grinning like a school boy. Moriah cou
Moriah was speechless, she couldn’t answer him and just chuckled. “Dylan, do you really want to marry or you just wanted to please your mom?” It was Anastacia who had spoken, she didn’t hold back as she wanted to help him see things clearly. “Honestly, I’ve never had a relationship with any woman, romantically speaking… and even a platonic relationship. I knew nothing about it,” he stopped and thought for a while. “I only want to marry now because my mom wants me to marry and have children.” he answered with all honesty because he felt close to the Chens and trusted them. “May I ask something?” Jiany spoke after listening to Dylan. “Yes, uncle,” Dylan replied. “What do you think about divorce?” Jianyu asked Dylan, watching his reaction to his question. A frown appeared on his face, forming creases between his eyebrows. It didn’t take him long to understand Jianyu’s point.“Thank you, uncle and aunty for enlightening me,” he smiled from ear to ear. Moriah giggled, Dylan looked