His Mute Wife: He Can't Sleep After She Left-Chapter 174: Blocking the Drink for Her

On the stage.

Evan Shepherd smiled as he slipped the ring onto Tina Crowe’s finger, Tina beamed with happiness, and the two kissed amid a round of applause.

Even though Kiana Sutton had fallen out with Evan Shepherd, seeing this scene, she still felt genuinely happy for them.

At the same time, she was envious.

For a woman, a wedding might be the happiest day of her life.

After falling for Ethan Sinclair, she kept fantasizing about marrying him in a pure white dress, becoming his wife—though she had become Ethan Sinclair’s wife, the wedding she dreamed of never happened.

Even when they registered for their marriage certificate, his face was cold and distant.

Just the thought of that made Kiana feel bitter and hurt.

The envy in Kiana’s eyes didn’t escape Ethan Sinclair’s notice. He furrowed his brow slightly. Was it possible Kiana still wanted a wedding?

When the ceremony ended, the banquet began.

Ethan Sinclair warned Kiana not to leave his side for even a moment, so she kept following him.

Ethan was seated at the head table, and Kiana was placed right beside him, while the other side of Ethan was occupied by Kate Lynch.

The current situation was rather uncomfortable for Kiana.

But Kate Lynch appeared completely at ease, chatting and laughing with others nearby, occasionally joining in Ethan Sinclair’s conversation.

Kiana played the role of a transparent person; her thoughts were simple: all she wanted was to get through this banquet safely today.

After a little while, the bride changed into a new outfit and came with the groom to toast each table.

Evan Shepherd wore an expensive black suit today, and even his tie and tie clip cost tens of thousands.

When he noticed Kiana, he showed a hint of surprise, not expecting Ethan Sinclair would actually bring Kiana to such an event.

When he saw Kate Lynch, he frowned slightly.

What was Ethan Sinclair’s game here?

One side was the legal wife, the other was the white moonlight—was he trying to imitate Emperor Shunar, and have two beauties by his side?

When Tina Crowe saw Ethan Sinclair, her chubby face bloomed with smiles.

Ethan Sinclair was notoriously cool and hard to please. Whenever someone celebrated and invited him, he’d send a gift but never show up in person.

No one expected to actually see him here today, and Tina felt proud to have him present.

"President Sinclair, I really didn’t expect you to honor us with your presence. My husband and I toast you."

Ethan Sinclair raised his glass and gave a slight, indifferent smile. "Wishing you both love and fidelity, together until old age."

"Thank you, thank you, we definitely will."

Stella Lynch was here too; she really couldn’t stand Kiana sitting so close to Ethan Sinclair. As she thought of something, she curled her lips into a sly smile. "Tina, the beauty next to Brother Ethan is called Kiana Sutton. She was your husband’s last friend when he worked at Evercrest Group."

Tina Crowe’s attention had been on Ethan Sinclair, but hearing Stella, she glanced over at Kiana.

Kiana was slender and beautiful. Not just men—women, too—would find their eyes drawn to her.

This woman named Kiana Sutton, Tina had heard many rumors about from others. For example, she’d used some shameful tricks to marry Ethan Sinclair, interfering in the relationship between Ethan and Kate Lynch.

Before Tina married Evan Shepherd, Stella Lynch had warned her to watch out for this woman and even showed her a photo of Kiana with Evan Shepherd in her car.

Thinking that Evan Shepherd and Kiana might have had a thing, Tina Crowe’s gaze toward Kiana brimmed with hostility.

Fortunately, as hot-tempered as she was, Tina knew Kiana was brought here by Ethan Sinclair. There was no way she’d risk causing a scene in front of so many people and angering Ethan.

Thinking this, Tina smiled faintly at Evan. "Since she’s your best friend, you should do the toast."

Evan Shepherd nodded and walked over to Kiana. "Kiana, I didn’t expect you’d come. I’ll drink a toast to you."

It was Evan Shepherd’s big wedding day. No matter what unpleasantness they’d had, Kiana didn’t want to put him on the spot. She picked up her glass and clinked it with his. Just as she was about to drink, Ethan Sinclair abruptly snatched the glass from her hand.

"She’s not well today. I’ll drink this for her."

With that, he tipped his head back and downed the whole glass of red wine.

No matter what he did, Ethan Sinclair was undeniably charismatic, and his way of drinking only added to that cool and manly air.

Both the married and unmarried women present were swooning, starry-eyed.

Kiana was indeed on her period today, but she never expected Ethan would remember this and even block the drink for her in front of Kate Lynch.

She had been sulking, but this gesture instantly dissolved much of her anger.

Sure enough, the Lynch Sisters all looked equally upset, one after another.

Stella Lynch was more than just incredulous—she was furious.

Her disbelief matched Kiana’s. Ethan Sinclair’s true love was supposed to be her sister, so now her sister was right beside him, and yet he was defending Kiana.

What made her furious was that it had only been a short while, and this shameless woman, Kiana, must have used some seductive trick to make Ethan Sinclair publicly drink in her place.

Kate Lynch clenched her fists, her face filled with hurt. Once the newlyweds left, she picked up her own glass and started drinking, clearly drowning her sorrows.

Ethan Sinclair hadn’t noticed Kate at first; he saw that Kiana clearly wanted the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall dish on the other side, but sat there longingly, too shy to rotate the table. With his gloved hand, he quietly turned the lazy susan.

He turned the dish right in front of Kiana.

Kiana glanced at him, confused.

"Why are you looking at me? If you want to eat something, just help yourself. Or are you waiting for me to serve you?"

Kiana wouldn’t dare trouble President Sinclair.

She picked up a spoon and ladled some into her own bowl.

"Sis... you shouldn’t drink anymore. It’s bad for your health."

On hearing Stella Lynch’s voice, Ethan Sinclair finally looked over at Kate Lynch. Kate’s cheeks were slightly flushed—she’d clearly drunk quite a bit.

She poured herself another drink and lifted her glass for another. Ethan Sinclair frowned and reached out to stop her. "That’s enough. You really want to get drunk?"

"Heh... Today is Tina’s wedding. I’m happy for her, so I want to drink a few more."

Though Kate said this, anyone could see her smile was far from joyous—if anything, it was heavy with sadness.

Ethan Sinclair took the glass from her and set it on the table. "Less drinking, more eating!"

Kate Lynch was always obedient with Ethan Sinclair; she picked up her chopsticks to get some food, but her hand trembled and the food fell onto the table, making her blush with embarrassment.

Ethan stepped in to rescue her, serving food for her himself and putting it in her bowl.

"Thank you, Ian..."

For the next while, Ethan Sinclair kept interacting with Kate Lynch, while Kiana faded into the background again, becoming invisible.

"The Eldest Miss Lynch is President Sinclair’s white moonlight, his cinnabar mole. So what if he’s forced to keep Kiana beside him just because of the Sinclair Matriarch’s favor? You can’t force love."

"You can see the difference between personally serving someone and making them fend for themselves. That woman really has thick skin. If it were me, I wouldn’t last a second."

"You’re wrong. She’s not just thick-skinned, she’s cunning and ruthless. Her father hurt the Eldest Miss Lynch, so she seized the chance to steal her man. It’s Kate who’s really pitiful."

Kiana had always had sharp hearing. Even at night, the crying baby in the opposite building could wake her from sleep.

Hearing the buzz of gossip, Kiana clenched her fists tightly.

Until she clears her father’s name, both she and her dad will be targets for everyone’s vicious words. Everything she does, she has to be extra careful.

Lately, there hadn’t been any news from Elliot Crowe. Who knows how the investigation is going?

Suddenly, her stomach began to ache. Kiana stood up, intending to head to the restroom. She thought to tell Ethan Sinclair, but seeing him caught up talking with Kate Lynch, she worried she’d interrupt him and maybe make him angry, so she quietly left her seat.

Ever since suffering a back injury, every time it rained or she was on her period, Kiana’s back hurt unbearably.

After coming out of the restroom, she went to sit for a bit on a sofa in the lounge area.

Just as she was about to get up and leave, a crisp slap echoed through the air. Kiana froze for an instant, then heard Tina Crowe’s angry, humiliating shouts...