Chapter 312

Henry’s words were clearly a jab at Ethan Smith and his affair with Li Fei. That instantly set Ethan off. He slammed his hand on the table and barked, “What kind of attitude is that? You talk to your father like this?” Ella was originally trying to pick on me, but this unexpected turn had Henry and his dad at each other’s throats. She quickly got up and tried to smooth things over. “Dad, Henry didn’t mean it like that. Don’t get mad. Grandpa just went upstairs to rest, we shouldn’t disturb him.” That line actually worked—Ethan finally calmed down and didn’t say anything else. I didn’t want Henry and his dad to fall out because of me. Even though Ethan’s done plenty wrong, once he brought Ella into the house, Henry stopped calling him “Dad.” Still, I didn’t want to be the reason for a full-on fallout. I pulled gently at Henry’s sleeve, trying to ease the tension. “Henry, don’t be upset. Dad might’ve overstepped, but he does mean well. I have a physical coming up anyway, maybe I could ju