Chapter 8

As for when he would finish coloring or complete the draft, he really couldn’t say.

He hoped he’d have a capable assistant!

“Then I’ll wait for you to submit the draft in the next couple of days, teacher. 【憨笑熊表情】” Mason Reed replied happily, “If there are any other accessories you need to purchase, please let Brian Grant teacher let me know. There’s no need to waste Brian Grant teacher’s valuable time on such things.”

So considerate.

Faced with such a thoughtful little “cotton-padded jacket,” Ethan Foster almost couldn’t bear to disappoint Mason Reed’s expectations.

So, should he just drag things out for another day if he could?

Maybe, just maybe, an “assistant” or something like that would show up on its own to help him perfect the next batch of drafts?

Wishful thinking…

But life is only seventy or eighty years long—so short. If you don’t let yourself dream a little, how hard would it be to get through the days?

Besides, what if it actually comes true?

After dealing with Mason Reed for the time being, Ethan Foster casually opened “My Computer” and started searching to see if he could find anything useful.

Before long, he found a useful file.

“Ethan Foster Mr., Chloe Sullivan + Sarah Bennett Ms. Wedding Photography”

The tough guy fell silent: “……”

If his elementary school reading comprehension wasn’t failing him, judging by this file name, this should be a wedding photo of one man and two women?

Ms. Chloe Sullivan and Ms. Sarah Bennett.

Three years later, I’m actually this awesome? After taking wedding photos with two women, I wasn’t beaten to death on the spot?

With great curiosity and a bit of nervousness, Ethan Foster clicked open the folder.

He scrolled through the album photos from start to finish.

But in the folder, there were only photos of him and his wife—no third woman as he’d imagined.

He widened his eyes and looked carefully. The girl in the album changed outfits several times, but it was always the same person.

Just to be sure, he even clicked “Show Hidden Files” and checked one by one.

—Fortunately, there still weren’t any extra photos.

Ethan Foster finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Even after losing three years of memory, he was still himself—he hadn’t become a scumbag.

“Since there’s no third person, then why are there two women’s names in the document title?”

Chloe Sullivan and Sarah Bennett—which one is his wife’s name?

He had to find out the correct answer today.

Otherwise, when his wife came home tonight, if he called her by the wrong name, it would be super awkward.

Ethan Foster felt a wave of baldness coming on.

【Sure enough, I’d better go look for the marriage certificate, household registration book, or something like that. The name on those should be more reliable.】 He touched his worryingly receding hairline.

If you’ve got the guts, print two names on my marriage certificate!

To confirm his wife’s name, Ethan Foster searched through all the cabinets in the study, and finally found all the family documents in a drawer in the walk-in closet.

Property certificate, household registration book, marriage certificate… all here.

Now, it was time to witness the truth!

Ethan Foster reached for the marriage certificate and, in his most dashing pose, opened it.

The photo on the certificate showed him grinning foolishly and her smiling sweetly.

In the name fields, the names “Ethan Foster” and “Chloe Sullivan” were printed.

So, her name was Chloe Sullivan.

The truth was revealed.

But…

Behind the name “Chloe Sullivan” on the marriage certificate, there was a small sticky note that could be easily peeled off.

On the note, in delicate handwriting, were the three characters “Sarah Bennett.”

The tough guy fell silent again: “……”

So determined to mess with me?

He reached out and poked the little note with “Sarah Bennett” written on it.

The handwriting was clearly not his, but a woman’s.

Did Chloe Sullivan add it herself?

The only one with permission to change his computer file names and stick notes on their marriage certificate would be his wife, Chloe Sullivan.

If it really was her, then why would she add another name after her own?

“Maybe, this thing of adding a nickname after your own name is some kind of popular couple’s quirk three years from now? Or maybe this nickname is really important to both of us?”

In any case… it was completely baffling.

The world of married adults might really be a whole new world.

He, a college student as of yesterday, truly didn’t get it at all.

“At least I’ve confirmed her name, so that’s one major problem solved.” Ethan Foster put the marriage certificate back and tidied up all the documents, stacking them together.

This way, when he faced Chloe Sullivan later, he could be a bit more composed.

After Ethan Foster finished organizing all the documents and folders, he suddenly noticed something the size of a tablet computer lying quietly at the bottom of the drawer.

It had been covered by the folders before, so he hadn’t seen it at first glance.

“What’s this? An e-book reader?” Ethan Foster curiously took it out and tapped it—why was this thing stored together with the marriage certificate and other documents?

He tapped it, and the fingerprint authentication succeeded.

It unlocked automatically, and the home page opened.