Broken Memories, Intertwined Hearts

Chapter 104

Her anger was growing, but when she glanced at Ethan, she was relieved that he kept his eyes closed. If he hadn't, she would have definitely flipped out.

Ines pushed down her rage and shut her eyes again, curious to see how Mr. Meyer would handle the situation. Would he just pretend to sleep through it all? She doubted the women would leave that easily.

Just as she was thinking about it, his calm voice rang out. "I'm HIV positive, if you all don't mind, then it's no big deal to me."

"Handsome, your excuse is just too outrageous," one of the women refused to believe him.

"Do you think we're all idiots?"

"Handsome, you're so funny."

Ethan waved at them, "Come on, this glass of wine is for you girls."

He elegantly raised his wine glass, took a sip, and then pushed the glass towards them.

Everyone with common sense knew that saliva wasn't a way to transmit HIV, but no one wanted to risk their lives. The ladies gave Ethan a dirty look before storming off. Original from NôvelDrama.Org.

Ethan walked up to Ines, who had somehow changed her sleeping position. She had been facing him, but now she was facing away, covering her face with her hand and laughing.

It was clear she knew what had just happened.

"Ines, stop laughing," Ethan said, trying to remove her hand from her face.

Even though he pulled her hand away, she continued to laugh.

"Ethan, how in the world did you come up with that line? I can't, I'm dying of laughter," Ines laughed out loud. Ethan just shook his head at her. He was just trying to keep these women from disturbing her sleep. He knew she had been having a rough couple of days, and if he could make her laugh, then it was worth it.

Ines finally stopped, but when she saw Ethan looking at her, she couldn't help but laugh again, patting his shoulder, "Mr. Meyer, I really admire you."

Ethan gently pinched her nose, "Izzy!"

Ines swatted his hand away, "Stop pinching my nose."

Ethan pulled her close, and Ines tugged at her long dress, beginning to complain, "It's all your fault. I was looked down upon because of this dress; my figure is not as bad as they said."

Ethan raised an eyebrow, "Let me check for you."

His hand reached for Ines's chest, catching her off guard. She shrieked, covering her mouth and glaring at Ethan.

Ethan said seriously, "Izzy, I think they've grown quite a bit."

Ines looked down unconsciously and realized that her pre-marriage bras did feel a bit tight now.

"Pervert, you had plenty of beauties to admire just now. Haven't you had enough?" Ines said a bit awkwardly.

"No, I've been closing my eyes all along. And when I opened my eyes, I was looking at their faces. I didn't look where I wasn't supposed to." Ethan said.

Ines said, "Alright, alright, I don't want to argue with you about this anymore."

After a good nap, Ines felt much better. The two of them walked hand in hand along the beach, finally stopping at the shallow waters. The cool seawater washing over their feet was incredibly refreshing.

Suddenly, Ines felt lively and asked Ethan to take some photos of her. Ethan did, snapping quite a few pictures. Spotting a young couple joyfully splashing water at each other in the distance, she got an idea.

With that, she looked at Ethan, scooped up some water, and threw it at him. Ethan, completely unprepared while taking her photo, got a face full of water. She felt a sudden pang of guilt, hoping she hadn't hurt him.

His hair was instantly soaked, sticking to his forehead. The droplets trickled down his face, matching his stunned expression. It was just too adorable.

While Ethan was still in shock, Ines quickly squatted down to scoop up more water, but she moved too fast and fell over, letting out a scream.

Suddenly, his arm reached out, wrapping around her waist and supporting her head. But she still got drenched by the seawater.

Ethan picked Ines up, asking anxiously, "Are you hurt?"

Ines replied hurriedly, "I'm fine. But that scared the hell out of me, I thought I was going to end up in the sea."

Ethan chuckled, ruffling her hair, "If Mrs. Meyer enjoys water fights, I can just stand still and let you splash me all you want."

Ines giggled at his words, "No way, that's too boring."

Even though she said that, she quickly scooped up a handful of water and threw it at Ethan's chest, then burst into laughter, "I knew I'd get you again." Ethan looked at her with affection. If he had wanted to dodge it, Ines wouldn't have stood a chance.