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?”

Ethan muttered, glaring at Parker.

crossing her arms. “Brother figured it out on his

that,” Parker grumbled, pointing at the seafood. “If Ethan hadn’t called

Ivy shot back. “It’s

we had a plan. I was waiting for you to call

said with a smirk. “You were

denied, flicking her forehead

laughing. “Oh, Ethan is going to kill me! My dear future wife, I’m so sorry I

wasn’t doing any of that,” Parker protested,

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they’d ruined his lunch date, and now they were

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

are so funny,” the said between laughs, her

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

Lily’s laughter subsided, she looked at Ivy and Parker with newfound affection. At first, she had been confused by their antics, but now she realized the phone call earlier had been Ivy’s doing. A small pang of jealousy had lingered when she thought about Ethan’s

turned to Ivy with a curious expression. “Ivy, if you knew

flushed with embarrassment, and she offered a sheepish smile, “Well, sister–in–law… it’s all brother’s fault! He told me not to meet you, so I had to come up

tone was sharp as he glared at his

“Don’t be like that. I just wanted to meet my sister–in–law. Every time I tried

took it.”

up in surprise as she looked at Ethan. “You instructed your bodyguards to keep

smile as he gently poked her cheek. “Well, someone did tell me to keep

matter go. She then

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