Rebirth After Being Betrayed by My Husband by Isabella Reed

Chapter 185

“Wifey, why did you push me?” Ethan asked, looking at her with wide, innocent eyes.

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Lily narrowed her gaze at him, her lips twitching with disbelief. If she didn’t know better, she would have thought

he was just playing dumb. Pinching his cheeks gently, she asked, “Why were you strip-teasing? Ethan, were you

trying to seduceon purpose?”

Ethan nodded earnestly, his expression as sincere as a child's. “Didn't you tellto do that? You said you'd

forgiveif | danced for you.”

Lily sighed and facepalmed, exhaling sharply. “When did | ever say anything about a strip tease?” she asked,

gritting her teeth. “I only told you to dance!”

Ethan's expression turned hurt. “But wifey, you didn’t like it? Am | not handsenough?”

The sight of his distressed face, paired with the slight quiver in his voice, made her panic. It almost looked like he

was about to cry again. Quickly, she nodded and reassured him, “No, no! You're very handsome. My husband is

the most handsman in the entire world. | liked it a lot, okay?”

Ethan’s mood lifted immediately, his lips curling into a wide smile. Wrapping his arms around her waist, he pulled

her closer. Pressing a soft kiss to her neck, he whispered, “Wifey, | just got an idea.”

Her cheeks flushed slightly at his sudden closeness. “What idea?” she asked cautiously.

“I want to have your baby,” he said with absolute sincerity. Then, as if realizing something, he quickly corrected

himself, “No, wait. | mean, | want you to have my baby. Let's make a baby, wifey!”

Lily froze in shock, her eyes widening. “W-what did you just say?”

“I want a little Ethan who's as handsasor a naughty little Lily who's as cute as you,” he explained,

inching closer to her, his voice warm with excitement. “Con, let's make a baby!”

“Stop!” Lily exclaimed, her face turning bright red. “What nonsense are you talking about?”

But Ethan wasn’t deterred. Pouting, he cried out tically, “Wifey, you don’t want to have my baby! Waah!

My wife doesn’t loveanymore!”

Lily blinked at his theatrics, utterly speechless. “Ethan, stop crying!” she said, trying to calm him down.

“No baby means no love! Waah! No love means my wifey doesn’t care aboutanymore! Waah!” he wailed,

tears threatening to spill.

“Ethan, if you don’t stop crying right now, I'm going to leave!” Lily shouted, trying to rein him in.

Instantly, he went silent, looking at her with puppy-dog eyes. “Don’t leave me,” he said, his voice trembling.

Then he whispered, almost to himself, “Don’t leavelike he did...”

His words struck her. She frowned, confused. “What do you mean?” she asked softly, patting his back. “Who left

you?”

Ethan looked up at her with watery eyes, his voice breaking as he said, “He left me. He was so bad... Why did he

leave me? Am | that awful? Are you going to leavetoo?”

His pitiful tone tugged at her heartstrings. She cupped his face gently, offering a small, reassuring smile.

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“Promise?” he asked, his eyes searching hers.

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“Promise,” she affirmed with a nod. “But tell me, Ethan, why did you drink so much? Was it because of him?”

Ethan nodded, his face falling slightly.

Lily watched him carefully, her curiosity growing. Who is ‘he,’ and why did Ethan seem so hurt? she wondered

silently.

“He was my best friend,” Ethan began, his voice soft yet heavy with emotion. “He was like a brother to me. But

because of one misunderstanding, he left. He thinks | betrayed him... but how could I? | would never do that to

him. He believes | was jealous of him because he was more successful than me. But | wasn’t. | was proud of

him.”

Ethan's voice faltered as his thoughts swirled. “He thinks | hated him... but I didn’t. | cared for him. | admired

him. And he thinks | lied to hurt him, but why would | do that? We had such a strong bond. We shared everything.

So why did he turn away from me? Why didn’t he trust me? Why did he leave me?”

Ethan paused, his shoulders slumping as though the weight of his memories had becunbearable. “It's been

so many years since then,” he continued quietly. “I don’t even know where he is now. | don’t know what he looks

like. | don’t even know if he’s still alive... or if...” His voice cracked, and he swallowed hard. “Or if he’s gone.”

Lily sat beside him, stunned by the raw pain in his words. She didn’t know how to respond. What could she say to

comfort him? Gently, she placed a hand on his back, patting him in soothing circles. “Ethan,” she said softly,

“you're one of the most amazing people I've ever met. Don’t let this weigh you down. | believe that one day,

you'll meet your best friend again. Things have a way of working out.”

“Do you really think so?” Ethan's voice was quiet, almost hesitant. His eyes grew heavy with exhaustion as he

leaned his head against her shoulder.

“I do,” Lily reassured him with a smile.

The corners of Ethan's lips lifted slightly, and he closed his eyes, drifting off into a deep sleep. The room grew

silent, the tension replaced by a sense of calm. For a while, Lily sat still, her hand resting lightly on his back as

she watched his peaceful face.

After a few minutes, she carefully stopped patting him and whispered, “Ethan, let's get you to your room. Come

on, I'll help you.” But when she turned to look at him, she chuckled softly. He was already sound asleep.

Shaking her head fondly, she gently shifted his head onto the couch cushion and kissed his forehead. “I really

hope you get to see your best friend again soon,” she murmured, her voice filled with quiet determination.

A sudden knock at the door broke the silence, and Lily called out, “Cin.”

Assistant Ben entered, holding a few items in his hands. “Madam, | was about to leave,” he said, “but then |

realized you might not have eaten dinner. So, | brought sfood for you.”

Lily was pleasantly surprised. “Thank you, Assistant Ben. That's very thoughtful of you.”

After a brief pause, she added, “Oh, and could you helpmove Ethan to his bedroom?” Together, the two

carefully guided a half-asleep Ethan into the small room adjoining his office. They laid him on the bed gently,

and Assistant Ben gave her a polite nod before leaving.

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Once they were alone, Lily took off Ethan's shoes and unbuckled his belt. After removing his shirt, she brought a

bowl of warm water and wiped his face and arms clean. Satisfied that he was comfortable, she tidied up and

quickly ate the dinner Assistant Ben had brought.

Before turning in for the night, she leaned down and kissed Ethan softly on the lips. “Goodnight, Ethan,” she

whispered, wrapping her arms around him as she snuggled close. Soon, she drifted off to sleep beside

him.

The next morning, Ethan woke up with a pounding headache. Groaning, he rubbed his temples and looked

around, realizing he was in the bedroom attached to his office. He frowned in confusion. “How did | end here?”

he mumbled to himself.

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Then, as if a floodgate had opened, memories from the previous night crushing back-his drunken antics, the

embarrassing moments, the striptease, the baby talk... The more he remembered, the more he cringed. His cars

turned red with mortification. “What was | thinking?” he muttered, massaging his temples. “I was completely out

of control...”

Before he could wallow further, he heard Lily’s voice. “Here, take this,” she said, handing him a pill and a glass of

water. “It'll help with the hangover.”

He gratefully accepted it and quickly downed the pill with water. “Thank you,” he murmured, avoiding her

amused gaze.

Lily smiled knowingly but didn’t tease him further. Instead, she silently resolved to help him face the pain he had

buried for so long.

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