Third Person POV
Ethan had been trying to act more tentative towards Irene since he almost lost her a couple of times. Now that Judy was back in the villa and tutoring Matt, he’s been able to keep a close eye on her. He still had every reason to make her his mistress despite planning to marry Irene, but he needed to play things carefully going forward so Irene wouldn’t suspect anything. So, he’s been watching her from afar and trying to keep her at a distance.
However, Irene has been acting strangely and Ethan couldn’t figure out why. She seemed jumpier like at any moment someone was going to come out from the corner and get her. Whatever that meant. She had been avoiding Matt more than usual and she also had been avoiding Judy like the plague. Ethan understood why she had been avoiding
