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.

clearly had expected too much out of him. Ethan

even know

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

could ever mistake someone of his size.

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

subconsciously. It seems that different

and the difference in treatment was

and since Alice had no relationship with Ethan, it

with a mix of uncertainty and curiosity. “Are you my uncle… or my dad?”

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

not shy at all. It was clear that she wasn’t

out and gently hugged her. He patted her back lightly, making sure to be gentle

softly, “Daddy, can you stay

It’s late now, so you should go

and sensible,

tucked Caroline

She couldn’t believe the once cold, stubborn, and

his attitude toward her was

Ethan said after making the bed for Caroline. He turned to face Alice, and his smile disappeared. His voice was no longer gentle like before, but instead, Alice’s description of Ethan

sudden change, unable to process the shift in his attitude. It seemed like he could only spare her with his cold

said, intentionally signaling 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

say that I’m cold, stubborn, and sharp-tongued,” he said, taking a step closer to her. His words were laced with coldness, which 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 infuriating to deal with, and someone even labels me as a

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