Ethan’s cold eyes narrowed ever so slightly as he wondered, What does she mean by throwing her to the wolves? Wait a minute. Am I the wolf?!

Caroline looked at Alice helplessly, seemingly as if she wanted to speak but couldn’t.

Alice couldn’t stand it anymore and said, “Okay, let’s stop talking. Mommy will get you some milk. It’s late, and you need to sleep after drinking it.”

She opened the door and was startled to see someone with sharp features standing in front of her.

After hesitating for a split second, she decisively slammed the door shut.

Yes, she had indeed slammed the door shut.

Outside the room, Ethan quickly took a step back to avoid being hit in the face by the door. He was surprised and a bit incredulous that he had been locked out in such a rough manner.

“Mommy, what’s wrong with you?” Caroline looked at her with a puzzled expression.

“I think I just had a hallucination. I shouldn’t be talking trash about people behind their backs. But seriously, I could have sworn I saw a ghost or something. It freaked me out!”

Just then, someone knocked on the door. The knocking persisted outside the room in a rhythmic pattern.

“Mommy, it seems like what you saw wasn’t just your imagination.” Caroline looked at Alice, then directed her gaze toward the door. The knocking was undeniably real.

Alice also heard the knocking, and it felt like a hammer pounding against her chest.

She had seen Ethan outside and intentionally slammed the door shut, hoping he would leave after that.

expected too much out of him. Ethan was never

probably didn’t even know what ‘tactful’

but to reopen the door and feign innocence. “Hey there. I must have mistaken you for

mistake someone of his size. Clearly, he didn’t trust

say anything. He walked into the room and approached Caroline with gentle eyes and a warm smile. “You must be Caroline,” he said in a soft

It seems that different people have

and the

was his relative, and since Alice had no relationship with Ethan,

said, looking at Ethan with a mix of uncertainty and curiosity. “Are you my

can call me Daddy,” Ethan replied as he didn’t dismiss her just because she was young. Instead, he wanted to

wasn’t against calling him that and was eager to build a

her. He patted her back lightly, making sure

against him and asked softly, “Daddy, can you stay with Mommy and me since

home tomorrow. It’s late now, so you should go to bed first, okay?” His voice was soft

She was obedient and sensible, so she went

tucked Caroline

couldn’t believe the once cold, stubborn,

his attitude toward

his smile disappeared. His voice was no longer gentle like before, but instead, Alice’s description of Ethan as a cold, stubborn, and sarcastic man

process the shift in his attitude. It seemed like he could only spare her

open,” Alice said, intentionally signaling to Ethan that

like a pufferfish. Who would want to talk to him in the middle of the night? What could we even talk about? Doesn’t he realize how late it is? Even if he doesn’t need the sleep, I need

was a clear indication that he was still holding a grudge against her for what she had said earlier. “I also heard that I am

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