Mason was grateful and also embarrassed for what she said.

Shannon was very frank, “It’s all right. I’ve got enough to feed Wesley and Nancy anyway. It’s okay for me to feed Owen, too. He is hungry.”

Shannon took Owen in her arms enthusiastically as she said that. Mason thanked her a lot.

She turned her back and began to feed on the steps of the garden.

Mason blushed and turned his back to play with Wesley and Nancy.

At this time, Ethan came in the garden. He was in a black suit, followed by his assistants, agents, Uncle John and safeguards.

Under the colorful glazed lanterns in the garden, Shannon sat there, feeding Owen. Mason was playing with Wesley and Nancy beside her. They looked like a loving and harmonious family from afar.

Ethan slowly stopped walking, with gloomy countenance in his handsome face. He took off the gloves and pinched them in his palms.

Ken stepped forward and whispered in his ear.

He looked a bit colder than before.

His long fingers gently covered on his mouth and coughed softly.

Shannon just finished feeding Owen. She and Mason looked at Ethan at the same time.

“Mr. Yates, you’re back.” Mason took Owen from Shannon quickly.

Obviously, Mr. Yates was not happy.

“Hum…” Ethan swept across Shannon’s face, and went straight into the guest room.

Following his step, Uncle John pushed the stroller and looked at Shannon, “Mr. Yates wants to talk to you.”

Shannon was a little nervous, and she walked into the guest room following Ethan. He went directly to the study on the second floor.

“Come in and close the door.” Ethan lowered his head and fiddled with the books on the writing desk.

Shannon followed his orders, curling her hair uncomfortably, “Do you have anything to talk to me?”

The room was filled with a subtle, elegant scent of violet, mingled with the cool peppermint fragrance from Ethan, which made Shannon heart flutter.

The bookshelf behind him made her dazzled. It was full of books, including music, movies, history, geography and so on.

“What is going on between you and Mason?” Ethan was a little agitated, and loosened the buttons on his shirt directly. Sitting in a chair, he crossed his hands and questioned Shannon.

He wasn’t sure why he felt more agitated, but seeing her vagueness bewildered expression only intensified his frustration.

“Owen was hungry, and he had indigestion from milk powder...”

“Self-respect is needed for women. However, I can’t see that in you. To be honest, I don’t agree with you to taking off clothes in front of any unrelated men. What would you do if it was not Mason, but a man who was up to no good today? If you like that, I can’t stop it. But I must ensue my children safety.” Ethan interrupted.

It was the first time that he couldn’t listen to someone’s explanations, and also the very first time that he was impatient to refute someone.

“Mr. Yates, don’t get me wrong…” Shannon was a little confused.

She thought, “What happened to Mr. Yates? Why was he so irritable today? The one who was usually gentle was not normal today.”

“Of course, if you like Mason, I can preside over a wedding for both of you. But you can’t mix work with private affairs. I hope you bear it in your mind.” Ethan was a little gentler than just now.

He realized that Shannon was right to feed Owen, and his words were too drastic and even out of order.

“Okay, I’ll keep it in mind, Mr. Yates.” Shannon didn’t argue. After all, it was she that did not consider thoroughly.

Ethan viewed Wesley and Nancy with obsession, but she was so negligent in taking care of them. It’s reasonable for him to be upset.

Ethan looked slightly depressed by her answer, biting his lip, “So, you are willing to marry Mason?” He mistakenly thought she had acquiesced to a relationship with Mason.

“No, I didn’t say that.” She had never thought about getting married.

Before the surrogacy, she dreamed of marrying the boy who had saved her, but now she felt unworthy of him even if they met again. The moment she decided to accept the surrogate pregnancy, she had killed that thought.

Ethan stopped asking and staring at Shannon. After a long silence, he asked, “Think it over, what else do you want to say to me?”

Shannon looked blank once again, shaking her hand half, and kept still, “I will follow your orders and take care of Wesley and Nancy with full heart and soul.”

Ethan was not satisfied with her answer. Mild as he always was, he was acting like a judge at this time, “Has anyone looked for you recently?”