Chapter 16
Than stayed with Summer all night
But early the next morning he rushed to the airport
After thinking all night he still needed to confront Scarlet
Did she enjoy making a fool of him?
After landing, he arrived at the second city
ty mentioned in Scarlett’s letter- Portland.
This letter also specified the hostel location
But when the hostel owner told than that Scarlett had already checked out…
He wanted to find and curse her.
friend were deliberately messing with him!
He even suspected Scarlett and her fr
He angrily called Tania
She was assisting in surgery and couldn’t answer.
could only swallow his frustration and call his assistant to track down Scarlet.]
He couldn’t trust these letters anymore.
sitting in the small courtyard of the hostel, feeling the gentle breeze, he gradually calmed down.
The place was peaceful. Many tourists stood on the bridge taking photos.
As he walked over, an old lady approached him.
“Sir, Want to take a picture?”
Ethan wasa
wasn’t interested in photos but was drawn to the display pictures.]]
How much for this one? 111 buy it.“]
The old lady looked at hun like he was crazy
“Sorry, these are customer photos. Not for sale“]
Even though it was just a silhouette [
Ethan casually se
sent the old lady $100 and explained.||
“You misunderstood. This person is my wife. I came here looking for her but she left early.
The old lady suddenly understood ||
“So she’s your wife 1
Young man, he good to that girl she has a kind heart.“||
Ethan didn’t say much, just clutched the plot tightly as he returned to the bossel ||
That
night he sat outside in the gazebo, holding die silhouette photo between his fingers, blowing andke ringi in truuration:[]
itla nund drifted to his first line with Scurten ||
It was the day he broke up with Summer,
He’d been drinking heavily, not wanting to go home and see Scarletti face!
But his friend inisunderstood and took him home anyway
This night his stomach hurt from the alcohol
Scarlett got up to make him sobering soup. He was so drunk he mistook her for Summer.
By the time he realized, the mistake had already happened.]
He could only continue the mistake, deliberately calling out Summer’s name. He felt Scarlett’s body freeze and saw hot tears stream from her eyes.
He closed his eyes tightly, pushing himself deeper into her softness |||
Afterwards, Scarlett reverted in her prickly nature, coldly mocking him.
Ethan your skills suck so bad I wouldn’t take them even if you paid me!“]]
Hed hurt her deeply and she was determined to hurt him back with interest ||
with her personality, even when he felt he’d gone too far, her sharp responses made him lash out even harder.]
Back in the city. Ithan no longer rushed to find Tanta
Instead he waited for his assistant’s message.
Summer kept calling him.]
He used to be thrilled by her calls but now they just irritated him
He lied about being on a business trip w
while hiding in their home
Then Tania called
“I got the third letter.“]
Bhan
composed himself, no longer rushing over eagerly.
After a pause he said “1
“I know. I’m in a meeting I’ll come get it later.”
Shortly after hanging up, someone knocked urgently at his door.
His brow furrowed with unease, like something had was about to happen.
Then he saw his assistants panicked face.
“B–boss… I found Mrs. Brooks.”
Ethan’s eyebrow twitched
“Where?
The commery
