THE ENQUIRY

Amelia had been trying to wake up Ethan for a while. But when Ethan didn't wake up, she bit his shoulder hard. Ethan's eyes opened, and as he woke up, he tightly embraced Amelia, who was sitting close to him, in his arms.

Amelia shouted loudly, "Let me go! What are you doing?"

Ethan replied, "I should be asking you the same question. What did you just do?"

Amelia stammered, "The reason for asking me is that you are asking me the opposite question. First, answer me, who changed my clothes?"

Ethan had already anticipated this question, so he replied to Amelia clearly, "Who do you think other than me could have done it? Obviously, I changed your clothes. But nothing happened as you're thinking. I didn't lay a finger on you. In fact, I changed your clothes while making sure you were covered with a blanket."

Teasingly, Amelia asked, "Oh, really? Then why do you have my lipstick marks on your lips? Don't tell me you were trying on my lipstick."

Ethan said furiously, "Are you out of your mind? Whatever comes into your mouth, you just speak. I didn't kiss you at all. This is all your doing. Don't you remember anything from last night? What did you do?"

Amelia's head was spinning even more now. After hearing what Ethan had just told her, she started feeling that she had no idea what mistakes she had made the previous night.

Ethan said to Amelia, "If your questions are answered now, I can go to the gym. I'm already late." Ethan pushed Amelia away from him and proceeded to take out his gym wear from the wardrobe. However, Amelia stood in front of the wardrobe and asked Ethan in a pleading tone, "What happened? What do I need to do? Please tell me if I embarrassed anyone."

Ethan thought, "Now the cat is out of the bag. I won't let this opportunity slip away so easily." He made a circle with his hands on both sides of Amelia, who was standing near the wardrobe, leaned in close to her, and said, "Do you really not remember what you did to me yesterday?"

Innocently, Amelia asked Ethan, "What did I do? Please tell me." As she asked this, Amelia's heartbeat started to increase because she didn't know what she had done for Ethan to talk to her in such a close manner.

Ethan replied, "You said last night that you love me and you like me."

Amelia breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's all I said."

She thought to herself, "It's a good thing I didn't call Ethan smart, handsome, and sexy. I would have been so embarrassed." But then Ethan interrupted her thoughts and said, "Amelia, the story isn't over yet. That's just what you said. I still need to tell you what you did."

Amelia's breath got stuck in her throat upon hearing Ethan's words. She started thinking, "What could he have done? They must have kissed. That's the only explanation for the lipstick marks on Ethan's lips." She prayed silently. However, Ethan opened his mouth and started speaking, "You dedicated a song to me yesterday. I wonder if you remember the whole song and where you were singing it while lying down. Then your smile will disappear."

Amelia asked, "What do you mean? Where was I singing, in bed or on the sofa?" Ethan replied, jokingly, "In the bathtub. I sent you to the bathroom to change clothes, but you were singing songs while lying inside the bathtub. After that, I brought you to the room

and changed your clothes because your whole body was already cold."

Amelia asked, "And then?"

Ethan said with a smirk, "And now you're asking as if you're waiting for some romantic moment to unfold. After that, when I was lying on the bed, you came and hugged me, passionately kissing my lips."

Amelia said to Ethan, "Stop making up stories. I didn't kiss you. You must have done it."

Ethan replied, "Think about it! If I had kissed you, I wouldn't be sleeping on the sofa. I would be sleeping on the bed with you. I had to move away from the bed and sleep on the sofa because I didn't know what you were going to do next."

Amelia angrily replied, "What were you expecting me to do? I wasn't forcing you. And please, I want you to forget those moments between us because I don't remember any of them. Whatever I did, I wasn't in my right mind. And if I were, I would never have done any of it." Saying this, Amelia tried to push past Ethan. But Ethan's hands remained frozen in place. He didn't let Amelia leave his side.

Amelia came close to Ethan's ear and said, "And this love bite you gave me in the morning, you did it consciously. How will you forget it?"

Ethan's face turned pale after hearing this from Amelia. Because she had actually bitten Ethan's shoulder in the morning, leaving a mark.

Holding Amelia's chin in his hand, Ethan said, "If I want, I can take revenge right now. But after last night's moments, I don't feel so bad about this love bite." Amelia blushed and pushed Ethan away with both her hands, running to the washroom.

Amelia closed the door of the washroom from inside and leaned against it, holding her breath. She realized that she had come too close to Ethan, knowingly or unknowingly. Today, she couldn't see the anger and frustration in Ethan's eyes. Instead, his gaze had a different intensity, making Amelia feel shy.

Ethan lightly hit his head, took out his clothes from the cupboard, got ready, and went to the gym. After about an hour, he returned to the room. By then, Amelia had gotten ready and gone to pick up Charlotte. Ethan took a quick shower and came down to the hall, where he saw Amelia in the kitchen preparing Charlotte's breakfast.

Amelia avoided meeting Ethan's eyes. Sensing her discomfort, Ethan walked near the kitchen counter and said, "I will also have breakfast made by Amelia's hands today." After speaking, Ethan went and sat near Charlotte at the dining table. He picked up Charlotte and placed her on his lap, kissing her cheeks, and said, "Today, Charlotte will have breakfast from her uncle's hands."

Mrs. Thompson was quite surprised to see this change in Ethan. She couldn't understand the reason behind it, but whatever it was, it was very good. For the first time since Ethan lost his brother and sister-in-law, there was a smile on his face.

Amelia also made breakfast for Ethan and served it to him after serving Charlotte. When Amelia started going back to the kitchen, Ethan held her hand and said, "You will also eat with us."

Amelia made an excuse and said, "You eat, I will have breakfast later." However, Ethan didn't let go of her hand and gestured for her to sit on the chair near him. Mrs. Thompson also encouraged Amelia to have breakfast with Ethan and Charlotte.

Unable to refuse any longer, Amelia pulled a chair and sat on it. Ethan fed the first bite to Charlotte and then, at Charlotte's prompting, he signaled Amelia to be fed with her hands. When Ethan fed the next bite to Amelia, she lightly opened her lips to accept the morsel.

Ethan's gaze today made Amelia nervous. She wondered why Ethan's perception had changed so much.

At that moment, the doorbell rang, and a servant opened the door. Sarah Churchill entered the hall, her high heels making noise. Her eyes fell on Ethan, Amelia, and Charlotte, who were happily having breakfast together like a family. Sarah had never seen this side of Ethan before. She clapped her hands loudly and exclaimed, "Wow, Mr. Ethan Blackwood! You've finally brought your family together after all this time. But have you told your wife about your past?"