Episode-17: I am free to accompany you anywhere and anytime

FLAME EATERY,

Everyone sat around the round table and placed their order.

Professor Jane warmly smiled at Ethan and poured him a cup of hot tea. Professor Quan, sitting beside him, laughed, "You are lucky to drink Jane's brewed tea, Ethan. He never bothers to brew tea for anyone. Aside from a few times, we did not get to savor his tea brewing art aside from your wife. Genesis always has exclusive excess to get to drink his tea''

Ethan took the teacup from Professor Jane's hand, "Then it's my honor to get Professor Jane to brew a cup of tea for me."

He politely smiled, expressing himself before taking a sip from the cup, and surprisingly, that one sip went down from his throat, giving him a sudden energy in his body.

His mind calmed down and the irritation besides the incident this afternoon subsided.

"I noticed that you had something on your mind. There seems to be a lot going on in your mind. This is the fusion of Valerian Root Tea and Green Tea with Jasmine; both work the best in that soothe the mind. To get a better effect, we can fuse these two, but we need to be cautious, the effects will be great. How do you feel now?"

Professor Jane smiled kindly as he spoke while placing away the tea box he always carried with him. Aside from Physics, the second hobby and thing he likes is making tea and researching the best medical effects of various teas from all over the world.

He used a smaller quantity of Valerian root compared to Green Tea with Jasmine to avoid overpowering the blend, as Valerian has a strong, earthy flavor preparation. Brewing them separately first to ensure proper steeping temperatures:

Valerian root requires hot water of about 194°F and 10–15 minutes of steeping; meanwhile, Green Tea with Jasmine needs water of around 176°F and 2–3 minutes of steeping.

The art of brewing and producing the best outcome from the tea is the temperature and amount of the tea leaves and herbs and Professor Jane studied a lot to master this art and can manage the exact temperature to ensure the best effect.

This Flame Eatery belongs to his family managed by his nephew. Knowing well about his uncle's love for tea, Professor Jane's nephew especially built a perfect little space to brew the tea with all the things needed in every chain of Flame Eatery.

Genesis glanced at Ethan, then at Professor Jane, saying with a small smile dangling on her lips, "Teacher, now, you can thrive in the face reading field, too, with your exceptional talent of seeing through the disease."

"Silly girl! Don't you feel shame pulling your teacher's leg when I just cared for your husband?" Professor Jane heartily laughed, raising an eyebrow and looking at Genesis.

"The food is finally here. Oh, I was starving." Professor Quan caught a glimpse of the waiter walking in with the food trolley drawing everyone's attention to the food.

As the food was being served, Genesis tucked at Ethan's sleeves, getting his attention on her. Ethan turned his head, finding her leaning close to his body, her face close to his.

"Is something bothering you?" she asked softly lowering her voice, concern visible in her doe-like clear eyes.

"Not anymore." Ethan curled his lips, feeling content and calm.

...

After having the meal with them Professors Genesis and Ethan bade them goodbye and got into the car.

"It's already 7 in the evening now. My work took a lot of time, right? We could not even go for any sightseeing." Genesis propped up her chin, looking outside at the bustling city saying in a regretful tone.

I wanted to use this chance to build a good relationship with Ethan and spend some time together to let him know me more in this hasty flash marriage but I am too busy to even take some time out for a simple outing for two to three days. Will he feel wrong about this? He should be.

I suggested coming here on a trip while doing my work but here I am swum up with the work. He doesn't have any friends here in City L.

"There will be a small local festival celebration. If you are not tired we can go there. Or," Ethan paused and stopped the car at the red signal before turning his head to look at Genesis, who was already looking at him.

"After your work, we can still stay here to enjoy the trip, and I can check the popular visiting areas here while you deal with your work."

"Then what about your schedule in City A?" She asked.

"I don't do much. It's just some odd work that requires not much effort. I am free to accompany you anywhere and anytime."

He started the car at the green signal, missing the genuine joyous smile on her lips as she stared at him.

...

ON THE OTHER HAND,

Housekeeper Chen looked at the senior executive officer and asked respectfully, "Sir, did she confess her motives behind her absurd behavior? Our third young master wishes for her to face the rightful charges of assault, breaking into private space, and immoral behavior."

The senior executive officer coughed, looking a little embarrassed. He got a call to handle this case, so he rushed here to solve it, thinking something major had happened. Only a woman in her twenties tried something funny, but this is not the cause of his embarrassment.

"Is something wrong?"

"Ahem. No. It's nothing. Let's sit in my cabin and talk properly."

It turned out that Lucy was saved by Ethan when she was in her second year of college. It was nighttime, and she was being harassed by some thugs there. Ethan was coincidentally passing by from there, so she used all her strength to call him for help.

After that night, Ethan sent her back to her dorm and left without any trace. It wasn't until almost a year later, that she accidentally saw his face in the video call of someone else's phone.

It was Housekeeper Chen who was showing the antic pieces to Mama Penelope for decoration of the Villa and Ethan just passed by there after grabbing the water bottle.

Lucy did not waste any time and applied for any job in the Villa. Later she entered as a maid.

Her reasoning? Well, Ethan saw her half naked that night and helped her, so he is a kind-hearted good man. She wanted to get close to a good man like him, so after graduating, she became a maid in the Villa, waiting for Ethan to return.

Today after so long, she finally got the chance to see him. She did not even think about her actions before doing anything. He is married and came with his wife yet she dresses like that to show her goodwill and be with him.

Housekeeper Chen,"....."

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