His Mute Wife: He Can't Sleep After She Left-Chapter 126: Like a Mad Dog

When Ethan Sinclair returned to the office, Amy Manning thought Kiana Sutton had been frightened, so she gently patted her on the back, "It’s okay, it’s okay, Ethan didn’t get mad at you in person, he won’t give you a hard time afterwards."

Kiana was feeling a bit down and forced a smile.

But Amy didn’t notice and just kept chattering away: "I never imagined someone as reserved and elegant as President Sinclair could... oh my god, do you think a man like him is super restrained in bed or super wild?"

Before Kiana could gesture, Amy rested her chin in her hand, fantasizing, "I bet, before Ethan does anything, he’s just like those ancient emperors—lighting incense and taking a bath, all slow and methodical... Ugh, just thinking about it makes me blush!"

Kiana: "..."

He’s totally not like that!

The moment Ethan gets into bed, he’s like a mad dog, never heard of ’gentle’ or ’slow’.

"Kiana, this thing Ethan asked you to prepare—who’s he going to use it with? Kate Lynch?" 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Kiana didn’t want to lie to Amy, but no way could she say the person Ethan wanted to use it with was herself, right?

"Actually, it’s obvious. Besides Secretary Lawson and you, there’s only Kate Lynch around Ethan. He’s not going to mess with you or the secretary, so it has to be his one true love."

Kiana gave her a slight smile, not giving a clear answer.

"Ah, I really love the QUESEE ’Dream’ necklace, but I just can’t afford it."

Kiana knew the QUESEE series was endorsed by Kate Lynch, and since it wasn’t work hours yet, she gestured to Amy, "How much is it?"

"It’s twenty-eight thousand!"

Kiana: "...That’s pretty expensive!"

"That’s nothing. I heard the priciest piece in the QUESEE line is ’As Wished’—it’s a necklace made entirely of pink natural pearls, going for fifteen million, two hundred thousand!"

Kiana wasn’t familiar with jewelry, but she never imagined a necklace could cost that much.

"But too bad, it was bought before it was even officially released."

Kiana was confused, "How could someone buy it before the launch?"

"Insider moves, probably one of President Sinclair’s rich buddies got it. Must be nice to have that kind of money!"

Kiana thought about Ethan’s circle—yeah, they’re loaded.

Once work started, Amy bounced out of there.

Kiana tidied up her office, then got a Wechat from Quinn Sinclair: "Congrats, sis-in-law!"

Kiana sent back a "?"

"Didn’t my brother give you QUESEE’s new ’As Wished’ necklace? What does that tell you? It means he’s starting to pay attention to you!"

What?

When did Ethan Sinclair...

Kiana suddenly remembered, on the old lady’s birthday, Ethan had personally fastened a necklace around her neck—it really was pink.

This... how is that possible?

Didn’t Amy say that necklace cost over fifteen million?

How could Ethan have just given something like that to her?

Come to think of it, after the banquet, she’d gone home and put the necklace away in its box, still thinking about Ethan and Kate and not even noticing the necklace itself.

If it really is ’As Wished’, then what the heck is she supposed to do?

Just thinking about it made Kiana unable to sit still. She got up immediately and hurried to Nathan Lawson’s desk, gesturing, "Secretary Lawson, I want to take an hour off. If Ethan asks, just say I’ll be right back."

Nathan saw how anxious Kiana looked and didn’t ask much, "Okay."

Kiana took a cab home right away, opened the drawer, and took out the box—there it was, the pink necklace.

She pulled out her phone, searched for ways to authenticate it, and compared it to photos of ’As Wished’ online.

Sure enough, it was ’As Wished’.

Kiana’s emotions were all tangled up. Suddenly, the necklace felt unbearably heavy in her hand.

Oh god, she was actually holding a necklace worth over fifteen million. She’d never seen that kind of money in her whole life.

Back then, when Ethan gave her the gift for the first time, she thought it was so precious she wouldn’t even think about giving it back.

Ethan never asked for it, so she tucked it away with utmost care.

Now that she knew it was ’As Wished’, it felt like a hot potato, totally nerve-wracking.

No way, she had to give the necklace back to Ethan!

The only reason he’d loaned it to her that day was because he saw her neck was bare, but when she didn’t return it, maybe he felt awkward asking for it.

If it was just something worth a couple hundred or a few thousand, Kiana wouldn’t mind mooching a bit off Ethan—but this was worth millions!

Thinking it over, Kiana grabbed the necklace and rushed straight to the company.

After taking a deep breath, she went to the CEO’s office to find Ethan Sinclair.

The annual corporate summit had arrived and Ethan was swamped. When he saw it was Kiana coming in, he stopped working and looked at her calmly.

"What is it?"

Kiana nodded and reluctantly placed the delicate box on his desk.

Ethan glanced at the box, frowning slightly, "What’s this about?"

Kiana pursed her lips, carefully gesturing, "Thank you for lending me your necklace before—I’m returning it now."

Ethan didn’t miss the reluctance on Kiana’s face; he curled his lips and let out a small snort, "Now you remember to give it back? What were you doing before?"

"Sorry, I forgot earlier but just remembered now."

"Really? You sure you don’t want it?"

Kiana hesitated for a moment, but in the end she nodded. The necklace was just too expensive—she couldn’t accept it.

Ethan didn’t say another word, just picked up the box and tossed it straight into the trash can.

Kiana’s face changed drastically at the sight, and she immediately rushed over and fished the box out of the trash.

Fortunately, the trash was filled with used paper so the box wasn’t dirty.

Even so, Kiana still wiped it off with a heartache.

Ethan watched her coolly, no expression on his face, "Didn’t you say you don’t want it? Why pick it back up?"

"It’s not that I don’t like it—it’s just too extravagant."

Ethan had already figured as much; with the way she liked him, no way was she going to refuse a gift from him.

She’d never thought twice before, but suddenly she was returning it today—obviously, she’d just realized it was ’As Wished’.

Hmph, isn’t she usually all about money?

"If I, Ethan Sinclair, give something away, I never take it back. If you don’t want it, toss it yourself—don’t come bug me!"

Kiana was just about to gesture something else when Ethan’s eyes went back to his computer, "Get out!"

Kiana could tell Ethan was pissed now, so she didn’t dare linger. She took the box and hurried out of the office.

After staring at ’As Wished’ for an hour, Kiana finally came to terms with it—no matter the price, a gift from Ethan was priceless to her.

So, she ought to cherish it properly.

Meanwhile, when Kate Lynch saw a photo of ’As Wished’, she immediately recognized it as the necklace Kiana had been wearing.

She never expected Ethan would give QUESEE’s flagship ’As Wished’ necklace to Kiana so early.

That meant when she acted as the brand ambassador, she could only wear necklaces less expensive than ’As Wished’.

But that was nothing—the real worry was Ethan would fall for Kiana all over again.