Rebirth After Being Betrayed by My Husband

Chapter 88

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Without waiting for Ethan’s reply, Ivy chimed in quickly, “Yes, sister–in–law! Brother is allergic to seafood, so we can’t let him eat it.”

Lily’s eyes widened in alarm. “Oh no. Ethan! I’m so sorry, I didn’t know you were allergic. I just called Brother Parker and-”

“Sister–in–law, Ivy interrupted with a smile, gently taking Lily’s hand. “The food is getting cold. Let’s start

cating.”

“Yes, you’re right.” Lily agreed, serving Ethan some rice noodles and vegetable soup instead of the seafood.

Ethan turned to his sister with a sweet yet suspicious smile. “My dear little sister,” he said, his tone deceptively calm.

“Yes, brother?” Ivy asked innocently, though her eyes gave away her mischief.

“Where is he?” Ethan asked, raising an eyebrow. He was certain his sister had a partner–in–crime. Who else could disrupt his perfect lunch?

Ivy gulped, feigning ignorance. “Who?” she asked, batting her eyelashes.

“Parker, I know you’re out there. Get in here now!” Ethan called out, rolling his eyes.

Parker, who had been lurking outside the office, flinched. Slowly, he opened the door just a crack, peeking inside with an awkward smile. “Hehe. Hello, everyone,” he said sheepishly.

“Come here. What are you afraid of?” Ethan said, his voice calm but laced with warning.

“Oh, nothing.” Parker replied nervously as he entered and quickly took a seat beside Ivy. “It’s just that if you’re going to kill me, can you do it after I’ve tried sister–in–law’s cooking?”

muttered, glaring

I betray you?” Ivy protested, crossing her arms. “Brother figured it out on his own. I didn’t say

Parker grumbled, pointing at the seafood. “If Ethan hadn’t called me in,

this become yours?” Ivy shot back. “It’s made by my

had a plan. I was waiting for you to

to wait outside,” Ivy said with a smirk. “You were the

crying!” Parker denied, flicking

is going to kill me! My dear future wife,

lying! I wasn’t doing any of that,”

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his lunch date, and now they were giving

endless hanter

at them, a sweet sound filled the room–Lily’s laughter. Ivy and Parker stopped their squabbling, turning

so funny,” the said between laughs, her eyes sparkling.

his wife’s laughter, Ethan’s irritation melted away. The frown on his face disappeared, replaced by a soft smile. Her happiness mattered more than anything, and seeing her smile was enough to calm him.

realized the phone call earlier had been Ivy’s doing. A small pang of jealousy had lingered when she thought about Ethan’s close

turned to Ivy with a curious expression. “Ivy, if you knew Erhan was allergic to seafood, why did you ask me

all brother’s fault! He told me not to meet you, so I had to come up

lunch date?” Ethan’s tone was sharp as he glared at his sister.

dismissively. “Don’t be like that. I just wanted to meet my sister–in–law. Every time I tried before, your bodyguards stopped me. When I finally got

took it.”

surprise as she looked at Ethan. “You instructed your bodyguards to keep her from meeting me?” she asked.

gave her a small, guilty smile as he gently poked her cheek. “Well, someone did tell me to keep our marriage

Lily said with a blush, letting the matter go. She then glanced at the table. “Anyway, the food is getting

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