Chapter 21

Ethan's POV
I don't want Lucas to be a thorn in my household forever. Isabella and I want to live harmoniously together without any strange disturbances. I have to meet Elder Rowan soon. But when is the right time to meet him? Should I consult and ask Mr. Rezso for advice again? I don't think it's necessary; this time, I have to take my own stance.
After finishing my shower, I immediately approached my wife who had prepared a very delicious meal for her husband.
"Is the food served?"
"Yes, here you can see it, everything is almost ready and neat."
"Wow, it looks delicious. Proven by the really fragrant aroma."
"Yes, you can try it now."
Everything was ready to be served, I was invited to sit down by my wife. I immediately took some of the food that I wanted to taste first. I poured it into the plate in front of me. My wife also helped me put some food on my plate. My wife also prepared a drink for me. She put it on the edge of my plate. I was served like a king, my wife was so attentive. I was immediately tempted to look at her face. She was so graceful and patient in entertaining her husband. I felt heavy-hearted if I had to let her go for someone else. Especially if I had to let her go for my own brother, Lucas.
For a moment my vision began to blur. She made me realize to immediately taste her cooking.
"Come on, taste it! I want to hear your assessment results soon."
"Eh.. umm.. okay. I'll try one by one."
I started to taste them one by one. It seemed like my wife was waiting for me to speak and pay attention to my expression.
“Em..."
“Em, what?"
"Patience! Patience! One more time."
I put another food into my mouth.
“Em..."
"How?"
"Wait! Wait a minute, don't rush, I'm still feeling it."
"Emm, okay."
She was so enthusiastic about watching me. It made me want to laugh because I was annoyed to see her behavior that wanted to immediately hear my praise. Hahaha.. this is really adorable. I feel like pinching both of her cheeks or pinching her sharp nose bridge.
"Emm.."
"Come on honey, say it!"
"It's delicious."
"Just that?"
"So?"
"No more?"
I deliberately teased her, wanting to make it more dramatic. I wanted to make her even more adorable.
"Come on, try that one!"
She forced me to take the food for me to taste.
"Emm.."
She frowned. Curious about the response that I would give her.
"Ethan, come on, you really taste it!" She started to look angry.
I felt like I couldn't hold back my laughter. She was so funny to me.
"Ethan?"
"Amazing." While showing my thumb pointing up in front of her face.
"Ew." She brushed it away while pouting.
"Oh, why."
"You're lying!"
"Hey, hey, hey.."
"Hmm..." she got up from my seat.
I automatically got up from my seat and immediately chased after her. I grabbed her hand from behind. She turned to me and then turned her body back.
"Come and eat with me!"
She was still silent with her mouth tightly shut. All I saw was a sullen expression.
"Come on! I want to eat with you." I led her and she followed me without rebelling. But it seemed shy. Finally, we ate together, and I gave her some sincere and pure compliments as an appreciation for the taste of the food she had served me.
Finally, we ate and finished off a lot of the food available on this dining table. We ate so heartily and enjoyed it very much. I was really satisfied by my wife with the taste of her cooking, which has not been matched by anyone until now. She is indeed very good and skilled in cooking.
"I hope I can taste this kind of cooking for the rest of my life."
"Huh, what do you mean? What do you mean by talking like that?"
After everyone finished eating, I finally started to dare to speak up and open a discussion related to Lucas. I wanted everything to be clear, there was no more red thread between us. I wanted to get honesty from Isabella. For that, I went straight to the point with her.
"Emm.. do you have no intention of leaving you?"
"Huh leaving you? What do you mean Ethan suddenly said that?"
Isabella doesn't seem to be connected to the direction I'm thinking. But I'll try to discuss it slowly so she doesn't feel accused.
"I caught you yesterday with Lucas in the Shadow Fang Pack area."
Isabella's expression immediately widened in surprise. She swallowed hard and I heard it sound like she was holding back.
"Are you shocked?" I turned to her with a smile.
Her straight gaze began to look at me.
"So you..."
"Yes, I know about your meeting with Lucas yesterday."
"But Ethan, honestly I didn't mean to..."
I held her mouth with my index finger which I pressed against her lips.
"Yes, enough! You don't have to explain it at length. I know everything and I won't blame you."
Isabella just kept quiet and listened to me talk without any attempt to refute or defend herself. Maybe she was embarrassed because she was caught red-handed. She couldn't refute what I said. Even though I was actually forced to lie to her. Even though I didn't catch them together at all. I only heard gossip from Kenzo without seeing the two of them together.
I don't even know what the topic of their conversation was. It's just that I want to put my full trust in my wife. That she has no intention of cheating, and has no bad thoughts of leaving me who is now her husband. Hopefully my trust will not be betrayed by her. Hoping that reality is the same as my guess.
"You can meet Lucas again and live temporarily in the Shadow Fang Pack area."
"Huh? What do you mean? Are you crazy?"
She gaped in confusion at what I just said.
"Yes, I'm serious."
"But..."
"Have you just gone there to live temporarily with Lucas!"
"Ethan, are you joking or are you serious about kicking me out?"
"No! No! Both are not true."
"So?"
"I'm just giving you a chance to answer all your curiosity."
"Do you not want me anymore?"
"Not like that; in fact, I want to live with me without the shadow of other people. I want to have a peaceful household relationship with you."
"But why does it have to be like that? Are you going to dump me for Lucas?"
It seemed that Isabella was starting to get angry and offended. I didn't expect her to respond like this. She even shed tears in front of me without hesitation. I started to feel touched and couldn't bear to let her tears fall in vain. I approached her and then hugged her. Starting to wipe away her tears, she leaned on my chest. I felt comforted by this. Feeling powerless to continue the discussion about Lucas with her.