Chapter 105: Advert

Ethan yawned faintly as he woke up. Seeing Evelyn and Nora sleeping beside him, he smiled.

Careful not to disturb them, he got out of bed and headed to the living room. The sun wasn’t out yet, meaning he still had some time to himself.

He quickly engaged in his daily exercises, pushing his stamina to the limit. Half an hour later, he stretched his body, feeling his exhausted muscles spasm.

’I should take a bath...’

Not wanting to be seen sweating this much, he headed to the bathroom to take a warm bath. Enjoying the warm water flowing down his skin, he ended up spending fifteen minutes in the bathroom.

When he finally came out, Evelyn was already awake.

"Good morning, Ethan." She smiled.

He smiled back, planting a quick kiss on her lips. Evelyn’s smile widened, and her gaze fell on his body.

Seeing him sculpted, she blinked in surprise. "Eh... since when have you been training? Do you secretly hit the gym?"

Ethan shook his head, using a smaller towel to wipe his torso.

"No. It’s just a daily routine."

Staring into her eyes, he smirked. "Do you like what you see?"

Evelyn blushed and looked away. "Go get dressed. We’re going to the shop early today."

Ethan laughed and nodded. "Alright. I’ll go prepare something."

With that, he returned to the bedroom to dress up. By the time he was done, Evelyn returned to wake Nora up.

The young girl was patted several times before she stirred awake, and Evelyn immediately took her to the bathroom after her eyes cleared.

Ethan moved into the kitchen, quickly working his way to fry some eggs for breakfast. By the time Evelyn and Nora were done preparing, food was ready.

Evelyn sat down beside him and quietly thanked him for the meal while Nora seemed to have become a gluttonous demon, eating as much as her mouth could contain.

Her parents watched her with careful gazes, hoping she didn’t choke herself. In the end, she didn’t.

Ethan still lectured her, though. After all, such a behavior wasn’t exactly the best.

Once everyone was ready, they locked the house and headed to the shop. Today was Saturday, so Nora was finally free from the daily burden of school.

When they got there, Cassandra had already arrived. The young lady was still trying to open the shop by herself and arrange things.

Evelyn and Ethan quickly assisted her, stopping her from tiring herself.

"Ethan, I already made the purchase for the fruits we’ll be selling in bulk too."

Hearing that from Evelyn, Ethan raised an eyebrow, then nodded.

"Is that so...? Let’s see how the first day goes, then."

She smiled, handing him an apron. "Here, you’ll need to wear it to look professional. Remember we’re going to be shooting videos today."

Ethan nodded, reluctantly accepting the apron and wearing it.

A few minutes later, Maya and Gilbert arrived and partially opened the shop.

After all, there was no fruit available yet, hence... no juices.

"Good morning, Boss."

Maya greeted Ethan and his wife with a bright grin on her face.

Ethan smiled and waved while Evelyn returned the greeting.

"How was your night?"

Maya smirked. "Hot."

Evelyn blinked for a moment before she understood. Glancing at Gilbert who had descended into a coughing fit, she smiled faintly and shook her head.

"Well, that’s good. Are you prepared for the recording you said yesterday?"

Maya nodded, patting her boyfriend’s back. "Yes. We already got all the equipment ready."

Ethan nodded to himself, then tilted his head at the sight of the delivery truck approaching.

Since they were going to be opening a wholesale business, the quantity of fruits increased greatly, almost doubling.

Ethan smiled, realizing Evelyn was starting to think big.

He folded his arms and watched as the delivery guys offloaded the fruits into the shops. Evelyn supervised them, directing them to carry some crates and baskets into the new shop for selling in bulk.

Minutes later, the truck finally departed.

Ethan immediately got to work in the new shop, arranging everything in an orderly manner. Thankfully, he was strong enough to handle everything alone.

While he did that, Gilbert was also busy making different kinds of fruit juice using the portion Evelyn had given to him.

Finally, after an hour, everything was set.

Evelyn, Cassandra, and Maya stood side by side in the main shop with Ethan behind them, all wearing matching aprons.

Gilbert stood in front of them, holding the camera in preparation for the recording.

Maya turned to Evelyn. "Do you remember what you’re going to say?"

Evelyn nodded. "Yeah, I do. Thanks."

Gilbert raised the camera, then said, "3... 2... 1... action!"

Evelyn clapped once, displaying a bright, dazzling smile.

"Hello, everyone. Welcome to Eve Refreshments. This is probably the first time you’re hearing of it, but worry not, you’ll get addicted soon!"

She winked, then continued.

"So what do we have for you? Refreshments, of course. Not the junks that can leave your stomach aching for hours, or the kind of refreshments that gives you toothaches and several problems. Instead, we have... these!"

She gestured at the display board, and Gilbert lowered his camera along with her movement.

"What are the most natural sources of refreshments? Fruits, of course. They’re organic, beneficial, and don’t give you problems at all—if you buy them from me, of course."

She winked again, then gestured for Gilbert to come closer.

"All our fruits are of good quality—freshly harvested and sold on the same day. If a day goes by and you don’t have a bite of even one fruit, you’re missing out on a balanced diet."

Clapping again, she gave him the signal to pause the video.

Maya smiled. "Excellent! You really did this well."

Evelyn smiled and thanked her, then said, "You’ll handle the one for the juice shop, right?"

The pink-haired lady nodded. "Of course! Leave it to me."

She turned to her boyfriend and smiled. "Let’s go, Gilbert. We have scenes to record."

For this, Ethan and Nora had to show up. The father and daughter pair sat opposite each other at a lone table, quietly sipping a pineapple fruit juice and an apple fruit juice respectively.

Gilbert captured the scene perfectly, until Maya grabbed the camera and turned it to face herself.