Reincarnated As the Enemy's Wife: Married the Rival, Bound by Revenge-Chapter 267: Ethan Stands up for Her

An hour later.

Nicholas parked the black luxury car in front of an art gallery.

A huge display by the door announced the currently touring exhibition:

Contemporary Starry Night.

Eva looked at the beautiful image on the display and pointed at the date beneath the moon.

"It hasn’t started yet. It’s opening the day after tomorrow."

When Nicholas stopped the car, a staff member walked towards them. "Hello, Mr. Brown, everything is ready."

The exhibition was sponsored by Mr. Brown, so only he could come view it early.

Seeing the situation, Eva fell silent.

... She pretended she hadn’t said anything.

...

As they walked in, a starry sky appeared before them.

Each star seemed three-dimensional and very tangible.

It made one feel that they were standing in the center of the universe.

"It’s an immersive display..." Eva exclaimed.

She originally thought that it would be artwork like oil paintings and photography. She hadn’t expected Nicholas to bring her to such an avant-garde exhibit!

As she was immersed in the Milky Way,

A pair of hands reached from behind her and covered her ears.

Then Nicholas’ voice came from nearby.

"You’ve been playing so much piano recently. Your ears need a vacation."

After her ears were covered, the noises around her quieted and she could no longer hear the music at all.

Suddenly, the ground rolled. The floor suddenly became a backrest, allowing them to "lie" down.

Nicholas had been behind her but now he was below her, pressed tightly against her back.

His hands remained covering her ears.

This time, Eva didn’t try to struggle free.

She just felt happy.

Calm, quiet.

It felt like she was lying on a grass on a summer night, looking up at the starring sky.

The sky above was constantly changing. Whether it was simulated or drawn, it was gorgeous.

The anticipation and tension Eva had felt over the last few days slowly faded.

Her entire body relaxed.

In the tranquility, Eva slowly pulled her attention back from the starry night above her head.

She focused on herself and the man beside her.

His palm was warm...

He was not just domineering, but also gentle...

Once upon a time, the starry sky above the orphanage was just as beautiful as this.

But it was lonely to look at the stars alone.

Gradually, Eva stopped looking.

This moment...

She had him now.

Eva looked quietly and closed her eyes.

...

After walking for almost an hour, they came to the final exhibition hall.

This exhibition hall was for tourists to use to make memories.

A round moon shone brightly.

In front of the moon, there was a camera. Tourists could take a photo of their silhouette in front of the moon.

Today’s memories were beautiful. She didn’t know if she could be as happy in the future.

For this moment, she wanted to remember it.

Eva couldn’t help but walk in front of the moon and was about to ask Nicholas to take a photo of her.

Unexpectedly, as she posed, she saw Nicholas approach.

Under her suspicious gaze, he gave her a hug.

"Didn’t you know you can use a delay timer for the photo?"

The man smiled softly and tightened his grip as he leaned down to kiss her.

"Click..."

The moment was recorded in the photo.

In front of the moon, the man and woman kissed affectionately.

Coming out of the exhibition hall, Nicholas went to get the car while Eva waited for him.

As she waited, she heard two staff members talking.

"This exhibition is all thanks to Mr. Brown’s support."

"That’s right, without him, it wouldn’t have gone so smoothly. I didn’t know what he had sponsored this exhibition so that he could bring his girlfriend! My God, how romantic!"

The two women didn’t see Eva behind them as they spoke with envy.

"I thought Mr. Brown didn’t much like woman but just now, did you see how he treated her? His eyes never left her."

"Yes, I heard from the boss that it’s Mr. Brown’s birthday next week. Scorpio men are all good to their girlfriends."

Upon hearing this, Eva’s attention suddenly sharpened.

Birthday?

It was... his birthday soon?

Eva looked at the new phone in her hand and at the coat she was wearing and a thought came into her head.

As Nicholas’ girlfriend, she could accept the coat and phone.

But as Eva, she couldn’t accept it them comfortably.

...

The next day,

Eva came to one of Hiltonan’s most exclusive shops.

She had lived here a number of years but had never come here before.

After all, it was very expensive here. The only people who came here were celebrities and they spent tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars.

In the past, she had only come here to deliver takeout as a part-time job. This time, she was here to buy a gift for Nicholas.

When she went home yesterday, she went online to check the price of the phone Nicholas gave her. The price almost made her drop the phone.

But after some thinking, she made up her find to take out her savings to buy him an equally expensive gift in return.

Someone said that if a rich person liked you, they would be happy even if you gave them a stone. However, Eva felt that if you really loved someone, you wouldn’t want them to feel put out.

Eva came to the shop.

After looking around, she realized she had underestimated the world of the wealthy.

Any small piece of jewelry cost tens of thousands. Hundreds of thousands was very common place.

She had only brought ten thousand today. It was her payment for the performance at the theatre.

Although her payment had been higher, she had to wait a few more days for it to arrive.

Originally, she was going to use this money for her living expenses for the rest of the year, but now...

She could only work hard to find some other work.

Everything was so expensive... she couldn’t afford anything.

What to do?

...

The shop assistant seemed to sense her embarrassment.

"Hello, is there anything I can help you with?"

"I want to buy a gift."

"Is it for a man or a woman? And about what age?"

Eva was silent for a moment.

She didn’t know how old he was.

"Man, about... early thirties."

"Is it your boyfriend?" the assistant asked.

Eva hesitated. Then she thought of the man’s face and her heart softened.

"Yes," she nodded.

Before Kate and Ethan even entered the store, three staff members had already come out to greet them.

"Miss Jones, welcome back."

Kate was a well-known socialite, although she usually kept a low-profile. Even though she couldn’t compare to someone like Yvonne, most people in their circle knew her name.

"Has the pen I ordered arrived yet?"

"Yes, it’s in our VIP room. I’ll go retrieve it for you."

"Miss Jones, do you need anything else today? We just received some new items."

After a moment of thought, Kate nodded.

"Ethan, I’m going over there to have a look. Can you wait for me on the sofa outside?" Kate turned to asked Ethan.

"Sure."

...

Kate went around the counter and was led to the VIP room.

Along her way, she passed a display case.

This section was all accessories, such as tie pins, cuff links, belts, and other such items.

There were also some women’s watches and jewelry. In any case, it was the least expensive things in the shop.

Usually, Kate would not examine these things personally. Each season, a stylist

would pick some items and send them to her home. She never had to personally pick them before.

But today, she saw someone familiar.

Eva was looking intently at a cuff link in the display cabinet.

Although it was a cuff link, it was a very small one. One that would be pinned to the suit cuff. So small that it was almost invisible. It was smaller than some woman’s earrings.

But for this brand, the cheapest cuff link cost seven to eight thousand.

Each one was clean and elegant. Although there were no gemstones, it still shone and sparkled under the light.

Kate’s attention was immediately caught by Eva’s tall and strong nose bridge.

Her black hair lay simply and a little messily across her shoulders, but it imparted a particular wildness.

"Miss Loraine?"

Hearing the voice, Eva turned around.

Kate looked at her and smiled broadly.

"Are you choosing a gift? What a coincidence, I’m doing that too."

Kate remembered Eva, so naturally Eva remembered Kate.

However, she didn’t remember being so familiar as to chat like this.

So she just smiled politely and continued examining the cuff link.

"I’ll take this one. Please wrap it for me."

As soon as she finished speaking, Kate approached the cabinet too.

She looked at the $2137 pair of cuff links picked by Eva and smirked.

"The one you’ve chosen... it’s very suitable for a mature and elite man. Pardon my boldness, but is it for Mr. Brown’s birthday party?"

Eva didn’t know about the birthday party. She just wanted to give Nicholas a gift.

Before Eva could say anything, Kate continued.

"This cuff is quite unique but if you give it to him at his party, it might damage you and Mr. Brown’s reputations," Kate said with a seemingly kind expression.

"What do you mean?"

Kate just smiled. "You’ll understand when the time comes. Miss Loraine, you should make a different choice. A good start would be to look in the high-class section." 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Kate smiled warmly and kindly before walking away, surrounded by a gaggle of

assistants.

In contrast, Eva was now in low spirits.

Even the assistant who was about to retrieve the cuff links looked at her awkwardly.

"Miss Loraine, do you still..."

"Just this one. Please wrap it for me."

"All right. Please wait for me here."

After the assistant looking after Eva walked away, she immediately began to complain.

"Hey, did you see that lady just now?"

"Look at the coat she’s wearing. She clearly doesn’t lack for money. The hints were already very obvious. How could she gift such cuff links? Yet she still wants to buy them... I don’t understand."

"It’s terrible. Our sales record is going to be bad again this month..." A few of the assistants complained to each other. The voices fell into Ethan Brown’s ears.

Ethan glanced around and, as expected, saw a familiar figure in a spot he missed earlier.

Just now, he had been waiting outside and didn’t hear the conversation between Kate and Eva.

He’d been waiting a while so when he came in to take a look around, he saw Eva.

"Eva?"

Eva was still waiting when she heard his voice.

"Is it really you?"

It was obvious that Ethan had not expected to run into Eva at this store.

He didn’t think too much on what that assistant said and didn’t try to guess what Kate said to Eva.

When he came close, he saw that she was choosing male accessories. "What are you... looking for here?"

"I’m buying a gift, is that no allowed?" Kate asked lightly, "or am I not worthy enough to purchase things from here?"

"Don’t worry. I’ve already made my purchase and will be leaving soon. I won’t interrupt your date with Miss Jones."

"That’s not what I meant..."

As she was talking, the assistant came back.

The assistant seemed to have two faces.

Just earlier, she had complained so vehemently and now she was wearing a friendly expression again.

"Miss Loraine, I bought your items. There is a $100 charge for gift wrapping, do you want it wrapped?"

"Yes, please. Thank you."

Eva had no experience buying luxury goods. If not for Nicholas, she would probably never buy luxury goods so she had no idea whether it was normal to be charged this much for gift wrapping.

However, Ethan was furious.

"Call Wendy."

Wendy was the manager of this shop and could be considered the assistant’s superior. She was also Ethan’s personal salesperson.

As soon as the assistant heard Wendy’s name, her expression change and she became very attentive.

"Ah... sir, can I ask where my service has been lacking?"

Ethan’s expression was cold.

"I’m a big customer of this brand. I have sales records all over the world."

"I have no idea how much I’ve spent here but I’ve never heard of a wrapping fee."

"Is this a new rule? Or do you think that this woman is easy to bully and want to make some dirty money?"