“Shannon, what’s all this about? Did you expose the photos to the media?” Aka looked at Shannon questioningly.

Ethan always separated his work and personal issues, so Aka did not know that Shannon had worked at Ethan’s home in Fairburg before.

Shannon shook her head, “What photos?”

She spent the whole afternoon in her bedroom painting design drawings, so she had no time to turn on the TV or see the photos released by the video media.

Aka thought Shannon was pretending to be innocent. So, she took out a newly printed newspaper and pointed at the headlines for Shannon, “Since you work for Mr. Yates, you ought to be careful and can’t sell your soul just because of a little temptation. Anyway, I’m being frank to you, but it’s your decision to make.” She found Ethan looking at here, so she adjusted her glasses and left the lounge.

The photo in the newspaper was the scene of Ethan and Shannon walking into a room. And the room was her lounge on the sixth floor. There was also a photo of Ethan walking out of the room. The last photo was Shannon walking out of the same room.

If no one explained these photos, there would be more assumptions.

The person took photos in secret and sold them to the media in such a short time. How despicable the person was!

Shannon realized what Aka was referring. Aka was suspecting she sold the photos.

Shannon felt extremely uncomfortable. Her whole body was even full of annoyance to those who sneaked secret shots of Ethan.

She was not really fit for the circle of deception.

Great achievements resulted in unpredictable things. Today he might be at peace, but tomorrow he might be in danger.

She thought that Ethan must be tired of such things.

“There must be a spy around me, but I hope it’s not you.” Ethan looked at Shannon and said slowly.

Shannon bit her lips with no words. She felt like she was about to cry.

“You shouldn’t let me stay here. After all, I’m a person of previous conviction.” The so-called previous conviction was the first time that Sienna framed her for taking photos and selling them to the media.

“I don’t want you to stay here, but the costume problem needs to be solved.” Ethan found that there were tears in her eyes, and he could not help frowning.

Shannon turned aside and acted as she was tough. “Well, Mr. Yates, I’ll try my best to prove my innocence that it wasn’t me who took the costumes.”

In fact, when Shannon promised to design the costumes, she had already proved her innocence...

Back to the room, Shannon began to study the design again until late at night.

When she was about to sleep, she heard children’s crying.

Shannon could not help thinking of Wesley and Nancy. Tossing and turning restlessly, she could not fall asleep.

The sound seemed coming from the nearby balcony. At this moment, Shannon remembered that she did not close the glass door of the balcony when she went to sleep. Then she got up and walked towards the balcony. She wanted to lock the glass door, but the children’s crying made her uneasy. So, she could not help stepping forward and walking out of the glass door.

Shannon looked at the next door and found a man holding a child in the dim night under the moonlight. He comforted the child patiently and sang songs in a low voice from time to time.

The man wore a white T-shirt and walked back and forth on the balcony, but he looked cautious. When he turned around slightly, Shannon found a familiar and dreamlike figure.

It was Ethan.

He was living next to her room and also took Wesley and Nancy here.

Did he take care of two babies by himself? No one looked after them? Was Dayle with him?

Shannon was worried and frowned. She wanted to see how Wesley and Nancy looked like now. She guessed the two little guys must grow up a lot, and maybe they could not recognize her any more.

Shannon left the balcony slowly and lay in her bed again. Though she had locked the glass door, she was still able to hear the crying.

Probably because she had been missing the two babies...

But now she was so...

Shannon was not a humbled person, but the humility was very evident in the face of Ethan and the two babies.

She forced herself not to think about Wesley and Nancy. She closed her eyes.

Tinkle…

The phone rang at this time.

Shannon opened her eyes and took out her phone from the drawer.

It was Ethan.

She was nervous and answered the phone.

“I’m living next door, can you come over? Don’t open the door. Come straight from the balcony.” Ethan said that in a hoarse voice. He hung up the phone before Shannon could say something.

Shannon was stunned for a moment. She stared at the phone for a few seconds, then wore her coat and walked over to the balcony.

Opening the glass door, she came to the balcony. Seeing the balcony next door, she found the two balconies were not separated by a wall, but a door seeming like a wall.

The door was opened in advance, so Shannon pushed it gently and came in.

The glass door that lied between the balcony and the bedroom was also opened. Shannon walked into the room alone.

Ethan walked back and forth in the middle of the room with Wesley in his arms.

“Mama!” Wesley’s little hand pointed at Shannon, muttering.

“Yes.” Ethan found Wesley surprised. He could not help smiling.

Shannon walked over to Wesley who immediately stretched out his small hands toward her, but Shannon did not hug him.

Wesley’s body had been tilted toward Shannon, so Ethan put Wesley into her arms directly. Shannon finally stopped suppressing her inner feelings. She held Wesley and looked at him lovingly.

Wesley smiled and stretched out his small hand to touch Shannon’s face. Shannon held his little hands and put it on her face, “Wesley, can you recognize me?”

“Hee hee, mama!” Wesley opened his small mouth with a lovely milky sound.

Hearing this, Shannon held him tightly. She looked at Nancy who was sleeping in the cradle, with her eyes full of love.

“The two little guys can’t stay at home, and they are clamoring for mom all day.” Ethan leaned against the wall which was painted with exquisite European murals. He looked at Shannon with his arms crossed.

The murals on the wall were fantastic and beautiful. All of them were innocent and lovely fairy tale characters, presumably for Wesley and Nancy.

Shannon tidied up Wesley’s hair and looked at Ethan, “You ought to invite Mrs. Yates back from Modopolis.”

“Wesley and Nancy only want to stay with you.”

Shannon felt a little Amosved, but she also felt incredible. How could a baby over one year old remember the person who had been away for a long time? No need to mention the two babies were less than one year old when she left.

Although Shannon had such doubts, she did not say a word.

After Wesley fell asleep, the room was quiet.

Every time Shannon was alone with Ethan, she felt her heart beating faster. It was no exception this time. So, she got up and just wanted to leave.

“Shannon.”

Ethan stopped her.

Shannon paused her steps, but she did not have the courage to look back.

“Wesley and Nancy love you very much, are you willing to be their mother?” Ethan said to Shannon in a soft voice.

Shannon thought that she misheard his words. She felt excited and complicated.

She did not figure out how to answer it before her waist was suddenly grabbed by him.

Shannon’s head was blank, “No, Mr. Yates, I am not qualified to be their mother.”

Ethan breathed heavily and held her tighter. He leaned on Shannon’s side, with his chin touched her shoulder, “I wronged you last time. I’m sorry.”

He should have figured out that she made every effort to protect Wesley and Nancy. In order to protect them from being discovered by the media, she pretended to be a pregnant woman and pushed them in the stroller to see the world outside. She even took an electric baton in case those evil ones getting close to them. She always loved Wesley and Nancy. How could she sell the photos to the media?

Shannon listened to his sincere apology, and her grievances were swept away. But was he serious to hug her like this?

Shannon was a little panicky. Her slim hand tried to broke the big palm around her waist, but she was forced to turn around and face him with a violent pull.

“So, I decide to compensate you. Please give me a chance.” Ethan held her face, with deep eyes filled with affections.

Shannon retreated until there was no way to go. She was forced to lean against the wall.

“Mr. Yates, I am not worthy of you.” As soon as Shannon thought of the time in Mood for Love, her heart seemed to be poured with a splash of cold water. There was firmness in her sad eyes.

“Let’s try it.” Ethan smiled, lifting her chin and kissing her lips.

The moment Shannon thought that her mouth had been kissed by Mr. X...

She looked away and resisted his kiss, “Mr. Yates, I don’t want to do this.”

She loved Ethan. Every time she thought of him, her heart would beat faster. After leaving Ethan, she missed him all the time. But when he was in front of her, when he hugged her and asked her if she would like to be mother of Wesley and Nancy, she had a feeling that she was dreaming. And when she was awake, she had to face the reality: she had no courage to accept it...

Ethan was a little sad to hear that. He suppressed the desire in his heart and asked her in a low voice, “What do you care about? Dayle? It’s not really necessary.”

His marriage with Dayle had existed in name only. The woman deceived him and what she really cared about was his identity and status.

He would sue for divorce once she promised to be with him.

“I care about a lot, such as our disparity of status. Such as, I, I already have someone in my heart.”

Shannon lied.

“Who is it? Was he the man who kept you as a mistress during the time in Mood for Love?” Ethan smiled deeply.

It seemed that he must let her know the real identity of Mr. X.

This woman was very complicated. When she was with Mr. X, she thought about Ethan, but when she was with Ethan, she thought about Mr. X.

Of course, he did not care, because either of them was him.

Shannon got nervous and shook her head, “No, no, that person has been hidden in my heart. I don’t want to mention him, but I’ll love him forever.”

Ethan’s gentle eyes fixed, overflowing a little bitterness and more sadness.

After a long time, he let go of her, “Who is he? Is he worth hiding in your heart?”

The father of her dead child?

Shannon shook her head, “Mr. Yates, you don’t know him, and most importantly, I love him all the time.”

Looking at the sorrowful eyes of Ethan, Shannon was also grievous.

Since it was doomed to be a dead end from the very beginning, why did she have to get stuck in it? Ethan was like a poppy, which made her addictive once she was infected. But he was an invaluable poppy, she could not afford it.

“Well, I take back the previous words. You can take it as a joke.” Ethan smiled.

Since she was not willing to be with him, why should he insist?