Chapter 38

Chapter 38
When I saw that only Miranda was on the bed in the next room, I remembered that Ethan said he lived in the school dormitory these days. I suddenly felt empty in my heart, and I covered the small hole and lay on the bed.
The next day was the weekend. I didn't expect Miranda to invite me to dinner. I didn't want to go, but I wanted to know how she and Ethan were progressing, so I went anyway.
Miranda was obviously in a bad mood. She ordered several bottles of beer and only drank and didn't eat much. I advised her.
"Miranda, if you have any unhappiness, just tell me, don't just drink alone. Hasn't Ethan contacted you?"
Miranda put down the bottle, looked at me with sad eyes, and said.
"I never expected to be deceived by someone I knew. The project plan was very well written, and it was a phased investment. I invested $50,000 in the first phase and earned $30,000 in just a few days. With such a high return, I was not calm. I immediately invested $100,000 and $200,000 in the second and third phases, respectively. I thought I would be able to double my money back immediately like the first phase, but I didn't get the money later, and the colleague disappeared. But Michael, I really didn't know that the man was a liar. I thought Ethan would be very happy if I made hundreds of thousands of dollars in a short time. I wanted to give him a surprise, but I didn't expect..."
Hearing the process described by Miranda, I was really shocked. She was deceived of more than $300,000 in a short time, which is more than a professor's annual salary.
Although Ethan and Miranda's families are very wealthy, it does not mean that Ethan agrees with Miranda's self-determination to take common property. Moreover, Miranda was so easily convinced that investment can make a lot of money. This is too stupid. If she had discussed it with Ethan in advance, she would definitely avoid being deceived.
But this is a private matter between Ethan and Miranda, and I am not in a position to comment. I just carefully comforted Miranda.
Finally, Miranda cried and begged me to go to the school dormitory to find Ethan and go home. I didn't want to go, but she kept begging, so I compromised.
I accompanied Miranda to the professor dormitory building of the University of Greenland and asked for Ethan's house number, but Ethan was not in the dormitory.
Another authorized person next door said that Ethan went to an orphanage in the suburbs to volunteer, so Miranda and I drove to the orphanage again.
As soon as I entered the gate of the orphanage, I saw Ethan taking care of the flowerbed in the yard with a group of children.
Ethan was wearing a work suit and patiently taught the children to trim the flowers and plants, water and fertilize the flowers and plants. He looked very patient and the picture looked very warm.
Miranda was very excited to see Ethan and ran over to say hello to him. Ethan was surprised to see Miranda and I coming to find him, but he ignored us and continued to take care of the flowers and plants with the children.
The children in the orphanage were very happy to see strangers. They kept asking questions around us and finally pulled Miranda and me to take care of the flowers and plants.
Miranda followed Ethan closely and kept apologizing. Ethan impatiently reminded Miranda not to disturb his work.
Ethan's coldness made Miranda very angry. She rushed to Ethan and tried to pull him.
Ethan tried to dodge backwards, but accidentally fell to the ground. I ran over and pulled Ethan up, but he fell again and knocked me to the ground.
Ethan just fell on me. We were lying on the ground, and he was lying on me. Our postures were very weird and awkward.
Realizing the current situation, I saw Ethan's face turned red, and he quickly struggled to get up from me.
While struggling, he accidentally put his hand on my crotch, which immediately made my dick hard.
At this time, Miranda also came over and looked at Ethan with concern.
"Ethan... you didn't get hurt?"
Ethan glanced at Miranda coldly, ignored her, and looked at me.
"I'm sorry that I've caused you trouble because of our personal affairs."
"Oh, it's okay. I don't have anything to do anyway, so I came with Miranda. Today is the weekend, so it's just right to go to the suburbs to breathe fresh air."
Miranda looked at me with melancholy eyes. I understood what she meant. She wanted me to help persuade Ethan to reconcile with her.
I nodded, looked at Ethan's face and spoke slowly.
"Miranda was very sad after you left. She knows she was wrong now. Can you forgive her?"
"Michael, why did you help Miranda persuade me?"
Ethan's expression was a little cold, which made me a little embarrassed.
"Uh... you are my tenants, and you are all my... friends. Just help a friend."
Ethan glanced at Miranda standing far away, and looked at me with resentful eyes, and said.
"If Jack hadn't joined us later, what do you think would have happened to us now?"
Ethan's words hit my heart like a hammer, making my heart hurt.
"I... Ethan, since everything between us is over, I think... you shouldn't think about these problems anymore. Sorry, I provoked you at the beginning, I apologize to you, but now I am with Jack, I have to be responsible for Jack, so let's stop here."
Ethan's face suddenly became ugly and sad. He was silent for a few minutes before he said.
"Sorry, I thought too much."
Miranda and I watched Ethan take care of the flowers and plants in the orphanage. He was busy all afternoon until it was almost dark.
The final result was that Ethan didn't plan to go home. He asked us to leave first and he would go back to the school dormitory later.
I had to take Miranda away with me, but it was dark, and the orphanage was on the mountainside. The director was worried that it was unsafe for us to drive on the mountain road, so he let us stay.
The conditions in the orphanage were limited. Since Ethan was a volunteer at the orphanage, he shared a room with another volunteer.
Miranda and I could only temporarily live on two old sofas in the lobby of the orphanage. Miranda soon fell asleep with a snore, but I couldn't fall asleep at all. I had to sit on the steps in the yard and stare blankly.
At this time, my phone rang. Ethan actually sent me a message.