Chapter 75

Ethan’s face fell and he hung up. The fact that someone else heard that side of Alice filled Ethan with

the urge to hit someone.

Ethan turned his attention to Alice, who was staring at him. Her eyes were still glistening, perhaps

because she was suddenly woken up. One look at her eyes was enough to fill Ethan with desire. And

her voice…

Still confused from waking up, she asked, “What are you doing?”

She didn’t sound as seductive as just now, but she still sounded soft. Her grandmother came from

Southriver, and Alice spent a big portion of her childhood with her grandmother, so she got some of her

accent. Most of the time, she would keep it hidden, but now that she had just awoken, her accent came

out naturally.

The sound of her voice made Ethan’s desire flare even more, and he looked at her plump lips. After

they got married, he went straight to work, only coming back today. This was their nuptial night, so to

speak, and his kissing his wife was par for the course.

He went straight for the kiss, but when he leaned over, Alice frowned. “Something smells rancid. Smells

like a drug.”

Ethan snapped out of it, finally remembering that he only came to wipe off the scar on Alice’s face, but

he failed.

Through the trail of the scent, Alice noticed the bottle of elixir that Ethan didn’t have time to get rid of.

“What’s that you’re holding? What does that do?”

Alice was a smart woman. She might be groggy moments after she woke up, but now she had sobered

up and her brain was functioning normally. She remembered that when the phone call woke her up,

she felt Ethan rubbing her face. It was why she told him to go lighter. “You were going to use that to get

rid of my scar,” she replied, no longer sounding soft. She said it as a statement and not a question.

Ethan pursed his lips but said nothing. That was the truth. Things would be simpler if the scar was

gotten rid of, but he failed. That made things very complicated.

“But you failed, didn’t you?” Alice frowned. She knew they only got married because of Caroline. They

had signed an agreement that they would get divorced in six months and then she would leave. She

wouldn’t step out of line, disturb him, or pry. We had a deal, so why did he try to find out my secrets?

And in my sleep too.

Alice had no idea what drug Ethan used, but her master told her that only a Gregorias would know how

to remove a disguise that was put on using the Gregorias Family’s disguising technique. It couldn’t be

removed by just any drug. As a member of the Gregorias Family, it was a rule that the disguising

technique was never to be given away easily. That rule was stricter when it came to the ways of taking

off that disguise. No matter where or when, no member of the family was allowed to tell anyone how to

remove the disguise.

“You think I’m ugly, don’t you?” Alice didn’t know why Ethan did this. She thought he wouldn’t be fazed

by the scar, since they weren’t a real couple anyway. Moreover, the marriage would only last six

months. After that, she would be just another stranger to him.

Ethan froze, but he didn’t answer. He had no experience in love, but some part of his mind told him this

question was difficult to answer. It seemed like whatever he said would be wrong. I did come to get rid

of her scar, and I can’t deny that. What’s worse, I failed. Everything’s wrong at the roots. There’s no

way I can salvage this.

Despite his lack of experience in love, Ethan had a brilliant mind and knew he had to escape this

situation. He covered Alice’s eyes and slowly closed them up. “It’s nothing. Go to sleep.”

Alice was flabbergasted. Does he think I’m a baby? Not even Caroline would let this slide just like that.

Out of shock, Alice blinked. Ethan felt her eyelashes brushing against his hand, tickling him. The

sensation traveled from his hand to his heart, and he pushed down on her eyes slightly.

Even though she couldn’t see anything, Alice didn’t forget about her question. “If you think my scar is

unsightly, I can always stay away from you whenever you show up.”

“I don’t think it’s ugly,” he said. It wasn’t a lie. He didn’t think it was ugly, but he did think it was fake.

Alice pouted. “Then why did you try to wash it off? And in the dead of the night too.”

Ethan heaved a sigh. I knew it. No matter what my answer is, it will still be wrong. However, he

wondered why he couldn’t wash it off. “I can’t answer this with Caroline around. Let’s take this to the

master bedroom,” he whispered, looking at the sleeping Caroline. There was a hint of coaxing in his

voice.

“It’s alright. You don’t have to explain anything. It’s late, so you should go to sleep. Close the door on

your way out,” Alice declined. There’s no need for him to explain, and in the master bedroom too. She

turned her back on Ethan and held Caroline in her arms, going back to sleep. Not even Alice noticed it,

but she didn’t have much of a guard up around Ethan. She was always relaxed whenever he was

around.

Ethan looked at them quietly. An indescribable feeling filled his heart, and in the end, he went back to

the master bedroom alone.