My Fiancé Said I Looked Lonely So He Found Me a ‘Friend’ to Share Him Chapter 08

My Fiancé Said I Looked Lonely So He Found Me a ‘Friend’ to Share Him Chapter 08

By the time Ethan finished arranging the search, it was late at night.

He returned home exhausted.

The moment he stepped inside, the housekeeper hurried over.

She looked nervous.

“Sir, the kitchen knife is damaged.”

Ethan frowned, already irritated.

“Then buy another one.”

“Why are you bothering me with something this small?”

The housekeeper quickly explained.

“Ms. Hale had that knife custom-made by a well-known bladesmith.”

“It was expensive.”

“I didn’t feel right throwing it away.”

“With Ms. Hale gone, I had to ask you.”

Ethan was about to dismiss her.

Then something clicked.

“How does a kitchen knife get damaged like that?”

The housekeeper hesitated.

She chose her words carefully.

—

“When Ms. Cline’s mother used it on Snowball…”

“The blade struck bone.”

She didn’t dare finish.

Ethan went completely still.

Every drop of blood in his body seemed to freeze.

Mira’s mother had killed Snowball.

Not an accident.

Not a fall from the balcony.

She had used Vivian’s own knife.

Ethan finally understood why Vivian, who almost never lost her temper, had snapped that day.

Why she had grabbed Mira’s mother by the throat.

Why she had looked at him with so much hatred.

Every question that had been eating at him suddenly had an answer.

He charged upstairs.

Then he kicked open Mira’s bedroom door.

Mira jumped.

For several seconds, she couldn’t react.

“What the hell, Ethan?”

—

“You scared me.”

His eyes burned with rage.

“Your mother killed Snowball, didn’t she?”

“Didn’t she?”

Mira froze.

Then she shook her head.

“No.”

“My mother would never kill a dog.”

“Snowball fell on her own.”

Ethan crossed the room and grabbed her by the throat.

“You’re still lying to me?”

“Tell me the truth.”

“Or I’ll throw you and your mother out tonight.”

Mira stared at his face.

This time, she knew he wasn’t bluffing.

“Ethan, listen to me.”

“My mom didn’t mean for it to happen.”

“Snowball wouldn’t stop barking.”

“She only wanted to teach her a lesson.”

—

“And besides…”

Mira hesitated.

Then she pushed on.

“It was just a dog.”

“What’s the big deal if it died?”

“I didn’t know Vivian would react like that.”

“She almost killed my mother.”

Ethan released her like she disgusted him.

Just a dog.

That was all Snowball had been to Mira.

A living creature had died.

Vivian’s last connection to her mother had been destroyed.

And Mira still thought she was the victim.

Ethan closed his eyes.

The disgust inside him deepened.

He pointed toward the door.

“Get out.”

Mira stared at him.

“What?”

—

“Get the hell out of my house.”

Her eyes widened.

“You’re kicking me out?”

Ethan wouldn’t even look at her.

His hands were clenched into fists.

“I said get out.”

“Do you not understand a single word I’m saying?”

Within seconds, Ethan’s security team appeared upstairs.

He spoke without looking at Mira.

“Terminate the pregnancy.”

“Then take her somewhere far away.”

“I never want to see her again.”

Mira completely broke down.

She screamed at him.

“Ethan, how can you do this to me?”

“I’m carrying your child.”

“How can you treat me like this?”

Her voice grew fainter as the guards took her away.

Then it disappeared.

—

Ethan closed his eyes and rubbed his throbbing temples.

Ever since Vivian vanished, his temper had only gotten worse.

Every room felt wrong without her.

Every hour made him more desperate.

Then his phone rang.

Ryan’s excited voice came through the speaker.

“We found Ms. Hale.”