Chapter 39

"Pacify him?" Stella was even more confused. Why was he so concerned about the two cats next door having a little tantrum? After a brief pause, she asked, "So, how to pacify him?" "Mmm—" Ethan turned to look at her, his calm eyes filled with ambiguous meaning, and he smirked, "Why don't you think about it?" Meeting his gaze, Stella pondered silently for a moment, finally catching on to something. Could it be that he was talking about himself? But... why was he upset? Ethan averted his gaze and remained silent, still showing signs of a bad mood. Staring at the unpredictable man for a while, Stella sighed and spoke up, "Ethan." His gaze glanced over lightly. After exchanging glances for a few seconds, she tried to reach out and gently hug him while he was distracted. She couldn't see his expression while her head buried in his chest, but she could sense his stiffness. Ethan didn't particularly like wearing cologne, and he only had the fresh scent of shower gel on him, which was ple