Ethan's chest felt like it was set on fire.
Burning all the way to his ears.
He pushed Samantha away, suppressing the chaotic thoughts, and coolly uttered three words, "You're not worthy."
Without looking back, he walked away.
Leaving Samantha with a cold and aloof figure.
But only he knew that his thoughts were already in disarray, and deep inside, there was an imperceptible sense of joy.
However, Samantha had no intention of letting him go. She caught up, took his hand, and smiled, "Let me tell you, today I was planning to have coffee with Aaron, then watch a movie, have lunch, take a stroll in the afternoon, and after dinner, take another walk before heading back. You've suddenly disrupted all my plans. If you don't accompany me, I won't let you leave."
Ethan didn't stop walking, firmly refusing, "Impossible."
Samantha quickly explained, "Even if you don't agree to be my boyfriend, you should at least go through today's plans and activities with me, right?"
Ethan paused and looked at her puzzled.
Samantha counted on her fingers, "First, accompany me to the movies, then lunch, followed by a stroll, and finally, dinner and a walk."
Ethan decisively rejected, "Not interested."
A sly glint flashed in Samantha's eyes as she deliberately baited him, "If you don't accompany me, I'll call Aaron and go through today's plans with him. After all, I have his contact information; I'll give him a call."
As she spoke, she theatrically took out her phone.
At the moment the number was dialed, Ethan abruptly took the phone from her.
He found Aaron's number, deleted it directly, and cleared all call records of unfamiliar numbers without names.
The more he did this, the more it showed he cared.
Samantha felt even more triumphant.
With a tilt of her head and a grin, she said, "You deleted the number, but I can still ask Grandpa! As long as there's a will, there's a way."
Ethan's blood boiled.
His teeth ground together.
Suppressing the urge to strangle her, he gritted his teeth, "Fine, I'll accompany you."
Samantha revealed a conspiratorial and triumphant look, taking the initiative to link arms with Ethan.
Ethan was about to pull away.
Sensing his intention, Samantha dangerously added, "You owe me a boyfriend. If you dare to pull away, I'll ask Grandpa for Aaron's phone number."
Ethan forcibly stopped, stiffly letting Samantha cling to him.
Hand in hand, they affectionately entered the entrance of the Maybach.
After Samantha reported the name of the cinema to Ethan, she quickly took out her phone to book the movie tickets.
In reality, she had only planned to have dinner with Aaron today. The subsequent activities were improvised to deepen her connection with Ethan.
Today being the weekend, there were many people on dates, and the upcoming showtimes were almost sold out. Only one movie had a few tickets left.
She didn't care about the movie; she was afraid that if she delayed, she wouldn't even get these tickets, and her lies would be exposed. So she hastily grabbed two tickets that were close to each other.
An hour later, Samantha bought cola and popcorn and sat with Ethan in the last row of the cinema corner.
Watching a swarm of kids, a foreboding feeling suddenly rose within her.
Soon enough, her premonition came true.
Staring at the big screen with the words "Frozen," she was dumbfounded, and her popcorn fell to the ground.
A cool breeze blew from the side.
Without looking, she knew the person next to her must have an unpleasant expression.
"Is this the movie you mentioned?"
His voice was deep and hoarse, as if squeezed through clenched teeth, carrying a sense of danger.
Samantha shivered unexpectedly, straightened her posture, and confidently said, "I just like watching animated films, so what? Is that not okay? Look, they are so cute, especially Anna, so cute and clumsy."
Ethan coldly glanced at her, "I think you're quite clumsy."
“...”
He actually called her clumsy.
Looks like the anger has dissipated a bit!
Ethan crossed his arms, leaned back in his chair, expressionless, and stared at the big screen with opaque eyes.
The kids around them were scared into holding their breath, occasionally stealing glances at him, visibly nervous.
Feeling guilty, Samantha grabbed a handful of popcorn and stuffed it into Ethan's mouth.
Ethan was about to spit it out when she immediately threatened, "No spitting, swallow it."
The popcorn made a round in his mouth, but eventually, he swallowed it.
Samantha continued this way, feeding him popcorn one after another until it was all gone.
Surprisingly, even though it was an animated film, the plot was better than many movies, ending with a touching scene that left Samantha wiping away tears.
Although Ethan looked disdainful, he quietly took out a handkerchief and handed it to her.
Coming out of the theater, Samantha's eyes were swollen from crying.
Ethan was speechless to the extreme.
"It's just an animated film, was it necessary?"
Samantha twisted a handful of mucus with his handkerchief, sniffling, "The ending was really touching!”
Ethan was too exhausted to comment on her.
"Have you decided on a restaurant for lunch?"
Samantha shook her head, "No, I was planning to find a place to eat casually!"
Ethan chose a nearby restaurant.
During the wait for the dishes, Samantha took out her phone, sneakily took a photo of Ethan looking at his phone, then blocked him and posted a status with the caption:
"My man is handsome, right?"
If Suzy was intentionally keeping an eye on her, she would surely be monitoring her IG closely. Seeing Samantha's post, she would be infuriated.
Just thinking about it made Samantha feel delighted.
Sure enough, people who saw her post began commenting:
"Who is it?"
"So handsome."
"I've never heard you have a boyfriend, quite sudden, but congratulations."
"Sammie, when did you get a boyfriend? I've never heard you mention it."
"Damn, weren't you going for a blind date? How did you end up with this handsome guy? Could he be your blind date? That would be quite a coincidence."
The last two comments were from Karen and Yurika.
Samantha didn't directly answer their questions, only replying, "Just came out of the movie together. Having dinner now. I might be home late tonight. Take care of Alexander and Charlotte for me."
Yurika quickly replied, "Sis, rest assured, I'll take good care of the kids. It's okay even if you don't come home tonight."
Karen only replied with a simple "Okay."
Turning around, she sent the screenshot of Samantha's post to Suzy.
Suzy's eyes turned red with anger. She directly smashed her phone, disregarding the occasion, and burst into tears.
"That damn Samantha, she's a vile woman. Why didn't she die four years ago? Why didn't she die? If I had known, I should have seen her dead body with my own eyes, set her on fire. Then, today, I wouldn't have left myself with such troubles."
Back then, the doctor had said she died on the operating table, and she had believed it.
She had the doctor drag her to the morgue and dispose of her with the unclaimed bodies.
She never imagined that Samantha could escape death like this.
It infuriated her.
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