After teasing me for a while in the car, Ethan drove us back to the apartment complex.
We walked hand in hand along the path through the neighborhood.
Maybe it was because my hearing had always been sensitive, but I could clearly catch the whispers from nearby residents.
"Isn't the man beside that girl supposed to be her brother-in-law?"
"I knew something like this would happen sooner or later. If her sister knew about this... her own younger sister stealing her husband, honestly..."
"That girl's pretty calculating for someone so young. No shame at all. What kind of relationship is this supposed to be?"
"Oh, stop gossiping already. That's their business. What are we even doing talking behind their backs like this?"
The moment those words reached my ears, I instinctively let go of Et
