Chapter 31 NaïVe

• Philip asked in bewilderment, “Ethan, why are you making this sound so dramatic? Avery doesn’t have any skeletons in her closet—what’s wrong with me loving her?!”
• He had assumed Ethan would be more open-minded and wouldn’t oppose his choice in love, but this time Ethan’s reaction was unexpectedly off…
• Ethan paused, his brow furrowing as he struggled to tell Philip the truth, only to realize that his connection with that woman defied any simple explanation—no words could capture it.