THE CONNECTION
Amelia first went out to the garden with Charlotte. Ethan had come to his room and freshened up after taking a bath. Amelia had also brought Charlotte straight to her room from the garden so that she could bathe her with hot water, and then she would make her breakfast as per her routine. Ethan had also come downstairs after getting ready.
He was reading today's newspaper sitting on the sofa in the hall when Amelia brought Charlotte out after her bath.
While coming downstairs, he notices that Ethan is busy reading the newspaper. His handsome face was covered with the newspaper. Amelia came downstairs and said to Mrs. Thompson, "Mrs. Thompson! I will cook Charlotte's breakfast myself. Charlotte will eat food cooked by me from today onwards." And saying this, she made Charlotte sit at the dining table and went straight to the kitchen.
Ethan had heard all this with his own ears. He was not liking this change in Charlotte's life, so he folded his newspaper and put it aside. He went to Amelia in the kitchen and said, "You don't need to cook for Charlotte. There is a cook for her. Her eating routine is already planned according to her diet, which is healthy for her. So it will be better if you don't get involved in all this and focus on your work."
Amelia frowned and said, "Yes, that's why your daughter doesn't want to eat. You also know what I was going to cook for her, which you are refusing. I just want her to start enjoying her meals every day. Instead, let her eat tasty and healthy food of her choice. And who said tasty food can't be healthy?"
Ethan replied, "It is your job to ensure that she completes all her tasks on time. Don't try to make changes to it. I don't like it."
Now when it was about Charlotte, even Amelia did not remain silent. Because she had been observing since yesterday that Ethan had made Charlotte's whole life robotic. She said to Ethan with a little annoyance, "What kind of father are you? How have you kept your own daughter imprisoned? Time to wake up, time to sleep, time to eat, time to go for a walk, time to watch TV! Everything is fixed as if she is a robot. That's why she is like a lifeless statue."
Ethan's anger increased a lot after hearing this from Amelia. No one had ever spoken to him like this before. But seeing Amelia's courage, he was getting very angry with her.
Meanwhile, sitting at the dining table, Charlotte felt that her uncle was arguing with Amelia. So she ran to the kitchen and hugged Amelia's legs tightly with her little hands. Amelia became completely calm by Charlotte's touch. She realized that Charlotte was worried about all this.
Ethan had also noticed this. He didn't say anything further. He knelt down and pulled Charlotte close to him and said lovingly, "Sorry, sweetheart! Forgive your uncle. I wasn't scolding your Aunt Amelia. We were just having a discussion. Grown-ups talk like this, right Amelia?" He raised his eyes and looked at Amelia, signaling her to say yes.
Amelia also sat down and said to Charlotte, "Yes, sweetheart, we were just talking. Don't worry!" After finishing her words, Ethan grabbed Amelia by the waist, and his hands were already there. Now Amelia's hands touched Ethan's hands. With Amelia's touch, Ethan started remembering the incident from last night. He immediately pulled his hands back.
Ethan's eyes once again wandered from Amelia's lips to her chest. He quickly distracted himself and left the kitchen after kissing Charlotte on her forehead.
He didn't look back even once and picked up his laptop bag, getting ready to leave. Mrs. Thompson called out to Ethan from behind and said, "Ethan, at least have breakfast before you go."
Ethan replied without turning around, "No, Mrs. Thompson. I have a meeting, so I will have lunch and breakfast at the office itself." He left without saying anything further.
Mrs. Thompson herself found Amelia's words to be right. She knew that Charlotte didn't want to eat because the food was fixed for her according
to the days. And when someone eats the same food every day, it is bound to get boring. By the way, Ethan himself followed a similar routine in his life, but there the rules were made by him for Charlotte.
Amelia made a tasty and healthy breakfast for Charlotte today, and she didn't have to tell any stories to Charlotte to make her eat. Charlotte enjoyed her breakfast wholeheartedly.
Meanwhile, Ethan arrived at his office and sat in his cabin. He called his assistant, "Hello James! Send me breakfast according to my routine in my cabin." And as soon as he said those words, he hung up the phone. James knew what Ethan liked to eat. In the next few minutes, breakfast was prepared for him on the coffee table in his office.