Chapter 10: Much Better. “Ethan, you must have misunderstood things here. I scolded my daughter in a fit of anger. It doesn’t mean anything,". Fiona flashed a sweet smile, her eyes still fixed on the expensive gifts. "I don’t want to hear any explanation. " Ethan looked at them indifferently. He was in no mood to listen to their stupid justification. Seeing that, Sean ran over, packed everything, and took the bags away. Ethan didn’t say anything more. He held Janet's hand and left the Lind family’s villa. Ethan finally let go of her hand when they walked outside. His face softened as he looked at her. "Why didn’t you tell me that you were going to see your parents?". Janet wanted to ask her adoptive parents for money, so she couldn't take Ethan with her. "I didn’t plan on visiting them in the first place," she lied. "I happened to take this route, so I decided to drop by. Did you hear all our conversation?". “I only heard your mother say she didn’t have a daughter like you. Did she say anything else?". Ethan turned to look at her, Janet shook her head. She was just afraid that Ethan would find out about the deal and ruin all her plans. However, Janet was surprised at how he blindly supported her. She felt Ethan was a reckless man

"How could you stand up for me after hearing just one sentence? What if it was my fault? The Lind family members are not to be. trifled with. Ethan looked at Janet. Seeing her fluttering eyela shes, he swallowed and said , "I didn’t care about it. Janet chuc kled. The Lind family members always humiliated her eve ry time she visited them. However, today, Fiona and Jocelyn’s frustr ation made her happy. She was please d to see their disappointment. Moreover, Janet had w itnessed Ethan’s conc ern and care for her. "Are these really gifts fro m the Lester family?" she a sked, pointing at the bags. "No. The Lester family has abandoned me fo r years. I rented these to maintain my ima ge for you. ! didn’t intend on giving these . gifts to th em in the f irst place. Ethan had heard t hat Jocelyn was a complacent woman. Fearing that she would ask the Lester famil y for benefits and use him for selfish gain after marrying him, Ethan lied that he had . nothing to d o with his fa mily anymore. Glancing at Sean, Ethan added, "The man carrying the bags wo rks for a luxury rental shop. "Hello! Nice to m eet you. Sean shook Janet’s ha nd. He couldn’t help b ut admire her beauty. The woman seemed nothing like what he had imagined. She was a pristine beaut y and didn’t seem arrogant or selfish

"Why are you shaking hands with him ?" Ethan glared at Sean, and the la tter immediately withdrew his hand. "Don't say that. He carried these heavy ba gs for us. We ought to thank him. It’s surpr ising to find a rental company that offers . exceptional service. Th ey are even carrying ba gs for their customers. Janet smiled, reveal ing her cute dimples, Sean was speechless. He didn’t know h ow to react to s uch a statement. Janet tied her long hair into a ponytail, squatted, and began to inspect the things in the bags. "They are not broken, are they ? How much do we have to compen sate if there are any damages?" . Sean couldn' t help but s mile at her. All the items in the bags were a collection of gifts people had given to Ethan. "Don't worry about the dam ages. You can return them t o our company at any time. Sean was a n exceptio nal actor. Ethan leaned against the lamp p ole and looked at Janet, who wa s examining the expensive gifts. There was not even a trace of greed in her beautiful eyes when she looked at the precious jewelry. She only seemed to . appre ciate them. Etha n si ghed. The woman seemed d ifferent from the r umors he had heard. He felt this "Jocelyn Lind" was way better than he had thought