Behind the Tenderness Trap

I took four days off and went to Ethan's hometown.

Before setting off, I changed into sportswear and posted a photo on Instagram.

On the coach, I calmed down and recalled the past with Ethan.

We met each other in the shopping mall. It was near closing time when he came to buy something, but the elevator malfunctioned and we both got stuck inside.

It was quite a coincidence. I had been working in the mall for five years, and this was the first time such an accident had happened. Both the walkie-talkie and the mobile phone broke at the same time.

During the three hours of being trapped, I was panicked as I was scared of staying in a confined space and also had to consider the possibility of customer complaints.

Ethan kept comforting me. Despite the cold weather, he even put his coat on me.

We exchanged contact information.

Then we became lovers.

He was from a poor family and grew up with his mother. He studied very hard to get into a good university. After graduating, he became a civil servant.

Ethan was very good to me and my parents. My parents were also satisfied with him.

Considering his family situation, my parents bought me a flat and registered it under my name. In addition, they offered us 300 thousand dollars in cash and a car worth 80 thousand dollars registered under Ethan's name.

I only met his mother on the wedding and hadn't seen her again. She always said that she couldn't get used to city life.

Ethan had never taken me back to his hometown.

Of course, I was happy about this. It was our own home. I never thought it was inappropriate.

To show my sincerity, occasionally I would send her gifts.

"Miss, this is your stop."

The driver's voice woke me up.

It was a small town.

I dared not ask anyone, as it was easy to expose myself.

Ethan once mentioned that there was a big cherry tree in front of his house when he was a child.

Wearing a mask, I walked along the streets for a long time and finally found it.

There were several middle-aged women sitting under the tree.

One of them was very familiar.

It was Ethan's mother.

It was now two o'clock in the afternoon, which was a perfect time to go out for a walk after lunch.

There were many people walking around, so it was easy for me to blend in.

"Hey, Ruby, your necklace must be expensive."

The woman called Ruby was Ethan's mother.

I saw her showing off the gold necklace on her neck, "It's not expensive. Ethan said it only cost half a month's salary."

Ethan knew nothing.

I clenched my fist and stared at her neck. I bought the necklace with my quarterly bonus.

It was only because Ethan kept praising how nice the necklace was that I bought such an expensive one.

I didn't expect that she said Ethan bought it.

The necklace was worth over 3 thousand dollars, which was more than half his monthly salary.

You can't brag like this.

"Oh, by the way, Ethan is doing so well in the city, why don't you all live together? Does he dislike us country folk?"

Ruby was a little unhappy.

"Hey, you can't talk nonsense. My son is not that kind of person.

"He said that next year, he will bring me, Stacy and Eddy to the city, and we will live in a big flat. We can see the river through the window."

The flat we were living in now was just by the river. It seemed that Ethan not only wanted the new flat, but also the one my parent prepared for us.

Moreover, from their conversation, I could tell that they didn't know that Ethan had a wife in the city.

Suddenly, a little boy rushed to Ruby. It was Eddy.

He ran into Ruby's arms, shouting, "Grandma, grandma, I want candy."

"Okay, let's go home."

I followed behind them.

They arrived at a house.

Stacy opened the door and walked out.

I bit my lip tightly and secretly took a photo of them with my phone.

Ethan called at this moment.