While I Burned with Fever in the ER, He Was at the Game with His Little Sister Chapter 05

While I Burned with Fever in the ER, He Was at the Game with His Little Sister Chapter 05

Ethan finally realized that I was serious about 

selling the apartment. 

“Erin, have you lost your mind?” 

His voice rose to a shrill pitch that made my ears 

hurt. 

“This is the home we were supposed to live in after we got married. We only just finished 

renovating it.” 

“What gives you the right to sell it whenever you feel like it?” 

I ignored him. I simply took several bottles of 

water from the kitchen counter and handed them to Daniel and the photographer. 

“Thank you for coming.” 

“Make sure every room is photographed clearly. Include the natural light, directional exposure, city views, and parking in the listing.” 

Daniel accepted the water. He glanced at Ethan, who was blocking his way, then looked back at me with a hesitant expression. 

“Ms. Carter, who is this gentleman?” 

Ethan answered before I could. 

“I’m her husband.” 

Daniel paused to consider that. 

“In that case, if this is marital property, both 

spouses may need to sign the paperwork before. 

we can list it.” 

“He’s not my husband.” 

I corrected him calmly. 

“He used to be my fiancé. We have no legal 

relationship now.” 

“My name is the only one on the deed. You can 

continue taking the photos.” 

Daniel understood immediately and motioned for 

the photographer to continue working. 

Ethan’s breathing quickened noticeably. 

“I’ve been with you for three years, and now you 

think you can erase everything that happened 

between us just by saying we have no legal 

relationship?” 

His voice grew louder until he was practically 

shouting at me. 

“Did the love and three years I gave you mean 

nothing?” 

I looked into his reddened eyes. 

In the past, I would have wavered. I would have 

wondered whether I was overreacting. 

Now, all I heard was noise. 

“Ethan, don’t be upset.” 

Sophia immediately moved closer to comfort him 

and speak on his behalf. 

“Erin, you’ve really gone too far this time.” 

“Ethan loves you. He always puts you first, yet you 

keep hurting him over and over again.” 

“You’re seriously selling the apartment over one 

old locket?” 

“Oh my God, this level of control is honestly 

terrifying.” 

She shook her head and put on a pained 

expression for Ethan’s sake. Her performance was 

so exaggerated that I almost laughed. 

I ignored her and called the building management office, then switched the call to speakerphone. 

“This is Erin Carter, the owner of Unit 1602.” 

“There are two unauthorized visitors in my 

apartment who are refusing to leave.” 

“Please send security to handle the situation.” 

The moment Ethan heard that, fear flashed across 

his face. 

“Do you really have to get security to throw us 

out?” 

I looked at him and nodded. 

“Yes.” 

“Any other questions? If not, you have two 

choices.” 

“Leave on your own, or wait for security to come upstairs and escort you out.” 

I walked to the entrance and pulled the door all the 

way open. 

Ethan remained where he was. The anger on his face quickly turned into panic. 

He bit his lip and stared at me, anger, hurt, and resentment flickering in his eyes before they all 

gave way to fear. 

He had finally realized that I was not threatening. to break up with him just to force him to give in. 

This was nothing like any of our previous 

arguments. 

“Fine. We’ll leave.” 

Ethan tugged lightly on Sophia’s arm. His voice 

dropped, and there was even a trace of pleading in 

1. it. 

“Erin, don’t do anything rash.” 

“Once we’ve both calmed down, can we talk one 

more time?” 

I did not answer. I simply stepped aside and 

cleared the way to the door. 

Ethan stopped in front of me for several seconds. 

His lips moved as though he wanted to say 

something, but in the end, he led Sophia toward 

the elevator without another word. 

Her heeled ankle boots struck the tiled floor of the 

hallway with sharp, grating clicks. 

At last, both the hallway and the apartment fell 

silent again. 

That evening, Daniel called me. 

“Ms. Carter, I have good news.” 

“We just sent the listing to our private client list, and seven or eight prospective buyers have already booked showings.” 

“The apartment is in a great location, with a strong 

school district and easy transit access. We should find a buyer quickly.” 

“As long as the price is reasonable, we could have 

a contract signed within two weeks.” 

I leaned back in my chair and replied calmly. 

“Thank you for handling everything.” 

“As long as the offer is at least eighty percent of 

what I paid for it, I’m willing to negotiate the other 

terms.” 

Not long after I ended the call, my phone rang 

again. 

This time, it was Richard. 

I had already expected him to call, so I answered. 

“Erin…” 

His tone was completely different from the last time we had spoken. 

The impatience from before was gone, replaced by a friendliness that sounded carefully rehearsed. 

“I spoke with Ethan today. He came home upset and has been miserable all day.” 

“I wanted to ask whether there might be some misunderstanding between the two of you.” 

“Engaged couples argue. That doesn’t mean you need to sell the apartment, does it?” 

Without giving me a chance to answer, he 

continued, “Come over for a meal tomorrow.” 

“Margaret will make lunch. We can all sit down and talk this through properly.”