Loving Line
the My E–Your Sam Marriage Eat Plan
Chapter 6
I wasn’t always this good in the kitchen.
Ethan grew up like royalty-
Even his stomach acts like it has a trust fund.
He couldn’t stand takeout or restaurant food.]
He’d come home from business dinners, clutching his stomach in pain.]
I hated seeing him like that, so I started learning to cook.]
But cooking doesn’t come easy.
Burns, cuts, you name it–I had them all.]
One time, I almost burned the entire kitchen down.[]
I sobbed in Ethan’s arms afterward, saying how stupid I was to screw up that badly.
But he held me tight, grateful I wasn’t hurt.]
After that, he banned me from the kitchen for six months.
It took constant begging just to get him to let me try again.[]
Little by little, I got better.]
And eventually, I got really good.]
Now, I set a bowl of freshly made chicken soup in front of Sophia.]
“Go ahead, try it.“]
“Dorothy got a fresh organic chicken this morning–super healthy.“]]
I’d been switching things up for Sophia every day,[]
Taking care of her so well she’d actually put on a few pounds.
She eyed me suspiciously, then finally asked the question she’d clearly been dying to ask:
Lillian, are you really this clueless, or just pretending to be?“]
I blinked, not sure what she meant.]
“You seriously don’t see it? I’m here to take your place. To become Mrs. Ashbourne.”
Of course I saw it. I saw it all–clear as day.]
I wanted to tell her that if Ethan asked me to leave,[]
I’d hand him the divorce papers without hesitation.[]
But Ethan never said a word.
Instead, he put on a public display with Sophia every day.
Acting cold and distant with me like I was invisible]
I couldn’t figure out what he wanted]
And I was too afraid to push and make things worse.[]
So i just said, honestly.]]
“Maybe you should ask than?
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Sophia’s expression shifted.]]
She slapped the bowl of soup off the table.[]
The steaming liquid hit my leg like boiling water.]
I gasped and flinched.]
I remember a time when something like this would’ve made me furious-
I would’ve screamed, demanded Ethan come deal with it.]
But not anymore.]]
Ethan told me to take care of Sophia.
So how could I lose my temper with her now?].
I clutched my leg, feeling the burn.[]
While Sophia stood there, shaking with anger.[]
“What are you trying to prove? That Ethan still loves you?”
She laughed bitterly.[]
“If he loved you, I wouldn’t be here. Neither would this baby.”
She clutched her barely–there bump.
At three months, she wasn’t showing much-
But the way she screamed, you’d think she
about to pop.
I rushed over. panicked.[]
“Take it easy–don’t hurt the baby.”
Her twisted expression suddenly melted into something softer–to
She grabbed my hand, and her eyes gleamed with someth
off.
“Don’t blame me.“]
Before I could even react, she let out a scre
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And flung herself backward.]
“Sophia!”
standing in the entryway, fresh through the front door-
Was Ethan
