Chapter 0265
He had been faithful to Irene for weeks, but from the look on her face, he knew that she was suspecting something. It had to have been Scarlett who showed up at his house unannounced. No others would have done that; no others knew where he lived. It was only her.
“Did she say something to you?” Ethan asked, his voice feeling heavy as he spoke.
She shook her head and tucked a long strand of blonde hair behind her ear.
“No, but she looked upset. Like she’s been crying,” she replied.
Ethan let out a breath, hoping that Irene didn’t see the relief in his eyes. As long as Scarlett hadn’t said anything to her, then he could fix this.
“Maybe it was the wrong house, I wasn’t expecting anyone yesterday,” he told her, his confidence coming back.
She stared at him for a moment, her eyes narrowed, and he lips pressed in a thin line.
“Are you sure about that?” She asked. “Because she had a striking resemblance to Judy.”
Ethan froze as he looked at Irene; what had she figured out?
“What are you saying?” Ethan asked defensively.
“I’m saying it’s not a coincidence…”
“Judy has a very basic look,” he murmured, shaking his head. “I can pick out about 5 girls that look just like her. She’s not that special.”
“Why was she at your house, Ethan? Please, tell me the truth,” Irene said, stepping closer to him. He saw tears filling her eyes and for a moment, he actually felt bad. Maybe he would have told her the truth under different circumstances, but now he knew that he couldn’t. He had too much on the line and he needed to play his part a good little spy that he was.
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“I don’t know,” he said, putting his hands on her shoulders, hoping to be soothing. “I’m sorry I haven’t been around lately. I’ve been so busy with pack business. I have barely been home these last few weeks. If anyone were to stop by my house, then I wouldn’t have known. You know my family is pretty much running the pack until a new Alpha is appointed. We are the Beta family. She could have been trying to ask for a favor. Other than that, I don’t know why she would come over. I didn’t ask anyone to stop by.”
Irene stared at him for a long while like she was trying to figure out if he was telling the truth or not. She nibbled on her lower lip.
“I just have this nasty feeling…” shou
Ethan pressed his lips to her forehead.
tears dripping down her flushed cheeks.
“I promise, Irene. I’m not cheating on you. Nothing is going on. You know I love you. I wouldn’t have proposed to you if I didn’t,” he assured her.
After a moment, she nodded.
“Okay,” she whispered.
He smiled and kissed her, and she let him kiss her.
“Should we go to your room? I hear your father isn’t home he asked, winking.
She nodded.
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Chapter 0265
“Yes, I’ll meet you up there in a moment. I just have a phone call to make,” she said.
He nodded and headed straight to her bedroom; she watched after him and let out a sigh after he was out of sight.
She wanted to believe Ethan and she wanted to trust him….but she knew now that she couldn’t. Over the last few months, she discovered Ethan’s tell. She now understood his tells when he lied; his nostrils flared ever so slightly, and he always raised his eyebrows in a condescending way. That was exactly what he did when he was talking about not knowing that woman.
She had no doubt in her mind now that Ethan was in fact lying to her. She walked out of the parlor and into the main foyer where Adam sat in his usual seat, reading a book. He paused when he saw her and he corked an eyebrow.
“I need you to do me a favor and tell nobody about it,” Irene said without missing a beat.
She grabbed her phone and brought up a picture of the woman’s license plate. She managed to snap it before she drove away from Ethan’s house. She didn’t do anything with it yet, hoping that Ethan would come clean and tell her the truth. But clearly, that wasn’t going to happen. She sent the image to Adam’s cell phone, and she heard his phone chiming almost immiedalty after.
He grabbed his phone and glanced at the image with a frown.
“Who does this belong to?” He asked, looking back up at her.
“I’m hoping you’ll be able to find out for me,” she said. “You’ve always been good with computers and techy stuff, Adam. Do you think you can find out who this plate belongs to?”
He thought about it for a moment, and then he nodded.
“Of course,” he replied.
She nodded
“Find out what you can and report to me as soon as you can” she ordered, and with that, she turned and went upstairs.
