Seeing him arrive, she immediately got up to greet him. "Ethan, why are you so... late today?"
Halfway through her sentence, she saw the scratch mark on Ethan's neck.
Half of it was visible, half hidden beneath his shirt collar.
Her heart sank.
"I had some matters to take care of." Ethan took the document from her hand, walked around her without looking at her, and sat down at his desk.
He opened the document and started working, not looking up again.
Eliana turned and walked to the side of the desk. "Can I take half a day off this afternoon? I have an appointment with an interior design company."
Without lifting his head, Ethan replied, "Get all your work done, then it's up to your own schedule."
"After all, it's your house. Don't you want to come take a look?" Eliana placed both
