In the blink of an eye, winter had set in.
Things were going smoothly between Ruby Henderson and Ethan Kim. His parents were pretty happy with her and were kind of nudging things toward marriage—subtly but definitely moving in that direction.
That Saturday, Ethan’s parents invited Ruby over again. They’d wanted little Ella to come too, but she was staying at the Zhou family’s main house.
The small villa was cozy and tastefully set up. Ethan’s family was an educated one, not the kind that hired a housekeeper or anything. All the housework was still handled by his mom herself.
Ruby didn’t feel comfortable just sitting around doing nothing, so she stuck close in the kitchen. While Ethan’s mom was cooking, Ruby made herself useful by slicing some fruit.
With a gentle smile, Et
