Broken Memories, Intertwined Hearts novel Chapter 127

Ines was fixated on one of the questions, [What's the reason Mr. Meyer didn't want to get hitched before, can you spill the beans?]

When Ethan came out, Ines said to him with some concern, "Phoebe's interview questions are a bit tricky. Give it another look, and if it's a no-go, I'll have her make some changes."

Ethan tossed the towel in his hand to Ines, "Izzy, dry me off first, then we'll talk."

Ines nodded, and Ethan, as usual, laid his head on her lap, half-closed his eyes, looking a bit beat. She didn't disturb him and gently dried his hair. His hair was thick and shiny. After drying him off, she found out he had dozed off, which made her chuckle. Usually, she was the sleepyhead, but today the tables have turned.

Ines gently moved her leg and nudged Ethan, "Ethan, sleep on the pillow, otherwise, you'll be sore tomorrow."

Ethan moved a bit, and Ines put the pillow under his head. She rarely saw Ethan so drained, not knowing what he had been up to.

She turned off the light, carefully lifted the blanket, and instantly felt his warm and strong arm around her waist. His voice, heavy with sleep, asked, "Izzy, go over the question again."

Ines squeezed his hand and gently said, "Ethan, get some rest, we can talk about it tomorrow, there's still time, no rush."

"There's always something tomorrow, tell me now, I'll just listen."

In that moment, Ines felt a pang of sympathy for him. She had glanced over his office itinerary before, every week meticulously planned with little to no room for unplanned events. Her spontaneous assent to Phoebe's proposal likely caused a disruption in his tightly-packed agenda, hence his seeming haste that day.

At this moment, Ines felt a bit guilty. Since their marriage, it seems he's always been accommodating her, and she couldn't do anything in return.

Ines nodded and softly said, "The other questions are fine, some are about how we met and fell in love, that's no biggie. The tricky one is about why you didn't marry before but suddenly decided to marry me."

"I thought it was something serious, let them ask, I know how to answer." Ethan was nonchalant.

After saying this, he fell silent, and Ines could only hear his steady breathing. She had to stop mid-way.

Phoebe, dressed in a simple and elegant dress today, looked nothing like her usual free-spirited self standing next to the professional host.

If not for her winking at Ines secretly, Ines would have thought she had transformed in a couple of days. The talk show was different from the usual entertainment shows, the set was simple, with a sofa each for the guests and the host. The 300 audience members also began to arrive, Ines saw all sorts of people, surprisingly many young women who seemed well-off from their attire. She couldn't help but tug at Ethan's clothes and complained, "Look at you, drawing bees and butterflies wherever you go."

Ethan squeezed her hand and raised an eyebrow, "Shouldn't you feel accomplished? Such a catch is yours now."

Ines was amused by him, her tension eased because of his words. They really were the perfect match.

Once everything was ready, the show started recording.

"Hello everyone, I'm your host, Olivia. I'm delighted you're joining us today. That's right, you're not mistaken. Our guests today are the CEO and his wife from the Meyer Group. But you might not recognize them because the CEO likes to swap his luxury car's logo for ordinary ones. This is their first official interview. A little birdie told me that they're doing this to shoo away the pests hovering around Mrs. Meyer."

The host's humorous and clever opening remark elicited a surge of enthusiastic screams from the audience. Among the cacophony, Ines discerned a voice from below exclaiming, "Mrs. Meyer rocks!"