Ch. 511..515: Fatal Kiss Of The Vampire Chapter 511-515
Chapter 511: He Sudden Shifted
Ethan hit the table with great force and made a loud sound.
He was angry. He suddenly shifted into his wolf form.
“Nate, stop accusing my wife. If you still want to be alive,”
“C-Calm down, Ethan. I am not your enemy here; I just thought that the evil doctor might have controlled Kylie,” Nate was a little scared but still continued, “Think about it. Why did Stephen bring Kylie to Mountain Elmon? Why did he burn the villa? How could Kylie come back safely on her own?”
Ethan compressed his lips tight but said nothing. He can’t judge his wife because he knew how deep Kylie’s affection towards him. Before long, there was a wet palm mark left on the desktop.
Vincent had to express his opinions now.
Ethan shifted back to his human form.
“Lord Ethan, I’ve discussed it with Lord Nate before. We think it was Stephen’s scheme that he abducted Kylie away. He did that on purpose so that you risked your life to save Kylie. Kylie sides with him and helps him hurt you again now!”
“Stop it! Scram, both of you,” Ethan growled in anger.
Everyone in the room was struck dumb. They knew Ethan possessed great power than them, as he was their highest Lord.
Nate shook his head, moved backward, and fell into the chair.
Although he annoyed Ethan, he didn’t think he was wrong. “Ethan, if you don’t believe it, you can ask Kylie when she’s back later.”
When they were in a fierce argument, they heard the housekeeper’s voice from the outside. “Welcome home, Mrs. Parker.”
“Hi, where is Ethan?”
“Mr. Parker is having a meeting with Lord Nate in the study.”
“Oh, great, I’ll…” Suddenly, Nate pulled the door of the study open, which surprised Kylie, who just reached the door. “Hi, everyone, is this meeting over?” She smiled at them.
“Hey, Kylie, you’ve enjoyed your day today.” Nate looked at Kylie with a fake smile on his face.
Kylie felt a little embarrassed.
“Um, I just walked around,” she said.
“Oh, you put on a new dress.” Nate noticed Kylie’s new clothing with the brand tag dangling. “It’s just a friends’ gathering. Do you need to take it so seriously?”
Kylie was worried that they might have found out the fact that Faith had replaced her in the shopping mall. “I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”
“Kylie, you should know Vincent is in charge of all the surveillance cameras around this city, right?” Nate said to Kylie’s back.
Kylie stopped for a second, then turned around. “What do you want to say?”
“Nothing, but I just want to remind you the whole Seattle is in our sight now. Don’t meet someone you should meet during this special time.” Nate stared at her face.
Kylie squeezed her handbag. “Thanks, I need to have a rest now.” Nate snorted, then went back to the study.
“Vincent, play the video of that night,” Nate said.
Vincent was already prepared and inserted a USB flash drive into the computer. A picture showed on the screen at once.
It was the moment when Kylie arrived at the auto repair shop by taxi.
“Stop!” Nate pointed at the screen. “We can see a taxi driver is a fat man from the picture, but his hand out of the car window is so thin.”
Ethan’s sight fell on the screen as well. The taxi driver’s hand indeed was skinny.
“Play it again.” Ethan made an order while his eyes remained on the screen.
They watched the video again from the beginning to the end. When Kylie failed to catch the handle of the car, she was calling something.
Ethan read her lips and soon figured out what she was calling.
Stephen!
Ethan got angrier. Kylie had slipped out that night not to see Tory, but Stephen!
His eyes were ablaze with fury.
Nate was the one who brought this topic up. Seeing Ethan getting angrier, he was frightened. “Um, Ethan, I think Kylie just made a mistake, and you can tell her to correct it…”
Before he could finish, Ethan slammed the door and left.
“Look what you’ve done!” Vincent blamed Nate.
“Didn’t you add fuel to the fire too?” Nate caught Vincent’s collar and looked aggressive.
“I was worried that Lord Ethan might be hurt again.” Vincent got rid of Nate’s hand. Nate rubbed his nose. “I think we better leave right now, in case we’re punished as well.”
In the master bedroom, Kylie heard footsteps after she hung her coat in the closet.
She composed herself at once, but Ethan already reached her back before she could turn around.
“Where did you go?” He hugged her with his arms.
Kylie turned to hug his neck. “I went to meet Faith in the shopping mall. We shopped together for a while, then went to watch a film.”
Ethan looked displeased and tucked an unruly lock of hair behind her ear. “And?”
Kylie got nervous. Ethan might have seen her in the surveillance cameras, but she soon denied that thought.
If Ethan really had seen her getting in a stranger’s car, he would have sent people to find her as soon as possible.
She told herself to stay calm.
“Nothing else.” Kylie smiled.
Ethan loosened his arms and pulled her to sit at the bedside.
Kylie felt uneasy. “Why are you staring at me all the time?”
Ethan put his hands on her knees. “Did you go to meet Stephen?” Kylie was shocked.
Her reaction betrayed her.
“Do you still remember the human-skin mask I’ve told you before?” Ethan said.
Kylie nodded but couldn’t say a word.
“Stephen is the one who studied and developed it.” Ethan caught her hand and let her touch the back of his hand. “Isn’t he really good?”
Kylie wanted to draw her hand back, but Ethan caught it tight.
Ethan smiled again. “Kylie, you lied to my face again.” A burning sensation inside him abruptly awakens his wolf form. He doesn’t want to scare her right now and tried to control himself instead of exposing his real identity at the wrong time.
“I-I just…” Kylie didn’t know how to explain it.
“Kylie, do you know how I found it out?” Ethan’s eyes turn to gold, and Kylie catches it.
“Didn’t you notice the dirt at the bottom of your pants?” he said while looking at her.
Hearing that, Kylie subconsciously looked down, but her mind went messy.
Chapter 512: Did You Just Test Me?
There was no dirt at all.
“You…” Kylie raised her head and ran into Ethan’s dangerous eyes. “Did you just test me?”
Ethan snorted, “Tell me.”
Kylie drew her sight back and did her best to stay calm. “What do you want me to tell you, or what do you want to hear?”
“Are you helping Stephen?” Ethan asked. He couldn’t ignore it when he found out solid proof. “Why did he let you come back?”
Kylie didn’t know how to answer that question.
Ethan was already suspicious of her when she told Ethan it was Tory who had rescued her and Dinah last time. Although it was the truth, Kylie had promised Tory that she wouldn’t tell anyone the deal they made with each other.
It wasn’t because she didn’t trust Ethan, but because she was afraid he might ruin the plan if he knew what she was going to do.
Kylie stood up. She picked her sleeping gown, walking to the bathroom, but a big palm stopped her by pressing her shoulder.
She turned to stare at Ethan’s beautiful eyes. “Do you think I was able to come back safely because Stephen allowed me to do so?”
She glanced at Ethan from his head to toe, then smiled all of a sudden. “What do you think I can take away from you to give him?”
“My life,” he said with certainty.
His life was also Kylie’s life!
Kylie trembled a little but still raised a smile. “Sorry, I’m afraid neither Stephen nor I want that.”
“Then what does he want?” Ethan pinched Kylie’s jaw and raised it. “You?” He fixed his eyes on her expression.
Stephen always wanted to steal her away from him, which wasn’t a secret.
Ethan was regretful now. He shouldn’t have forgiven Stephen at the very beginning. He had been too merciful to his enemy.
Kylie felt hurt when Ethan pinched her jaw with great force.
“I think he has no interest in a pregnant woman,” she said.
Ethan’s sight fell on her protruding belly. There were their babies inside, which stood for their love for each other.
However, she still planned to leave him for another man!
Ethan got angry thinking of that. He abruptly removed his hand from Kylie, like it was disgusting to touch her.
“Well,” Ethan sneered. “I’ll ruin it even if I can’t get it.” After that, he strode out of the room.
Kylie didn’t burst into tears until the door slammed. She loves him so much, and she only wants him to survive.
She would never leave Ethan. Even if he abandoned her, she wouldn’t leave him alone. For now, she must help his injuries heal.
Kylie hid in the bathroom and sent Barbara a message. She told her she already found an excellent doctor, so Adolph could stop contacting Stephen.
She could be safe if she found Stephen herself, but Stephen would never forgive Adolph.
When Barbara received Kylie’s message, she made an excuse and read it in the bathroom too.
Kylie made it seem easy, but Barbara was still worried. She wouldn’t allow Ethan to be in any danger. She was confused about why her son had a severe injury when his not human. Ethan inherited the blood of being a werewolf, a hybrid that possessed strong power only her and Old Parker knew.
If the doctor Kylie found could cure Ethan, it would be the best result. If not, they still had to turn to Stephen for help.
Therefore, Barbara sent a message to Adolph. She said he had been absent when she needed his help most, and now he must do something as a father since his biological son encountered a serious problem.
In a black MPV outside the Parker family’s house, a faint spark shined once in a while.
Adolph frowned after reading the message and smoked cigarettes one after another.
He thought Barbara was right.
No matter how much Stephen hated him, Stephen was his adopted son, after all. He had raised Stephen, and Stephen should be grateful.
Barbara flushed the toilet when she heard a car engine’s sound from outside, then went back to the bed.
Old Mr. Parker rolled and hugged her in his arms. “He’s waited outside for a month till now. Couldn’t you consider my feelings?”
Barbara sighed and asked, “Were you involved in that event that year?”
Old Mr. Parker stiffened a little. He looked at Barbara’s face and saw a line of tears flowing down by her cheek.
“I-I wasn’t,” he said. There was no need to admit it right now.
He thought it had been 30 years. Nobody would know the truth even though Adolph or Ethan wanted to find it out.
It had been kept a secret for so long anyway.
Barbara got rid of old Mr. Parker’s arms, then sat up at a slow pace. “If you admit it, I’ll consider staying by your side, but…”
Old Mr. Parker also sat up in annoyance. “What? Do you want to go back to his side? He’s a jerk!”
“People make mistakes, and…” Before Barbara could finish it, old Mr. Parker interrupted her. “Don’t tell me those bullshits. Just be honest with me. Do you want to leave with Adolph?”
Barbara looked calm. “I didn’t say that I’m going to leave with him, but I won’t stay with a man who has lied to my face for 30 years.”
Old Mr. Parker was out of breath now. He covered his chest in pain. “Who can prove it? Who can? Adolph made you change your mind with several simple words. Have you ever loved me during the past 30 years?”
Old Mr. Parker hit the bed with great force and fought for breath.
He swallowed hard and turned to take the medicine bottle from the nightstand.
His aged hand trembled to open its lid. By a clear sound, the medicine bottle slipped down from old Mr. Parker’s hand and fell on the ground with white pills scattered everywhere.
Old Mrs. Parker got off the bed at once. She poured out the rest pills in the bottle and wanted to give them to old Mr. Parker, but old Mr. Parker grabbed them away from himself.
Seeing old Mr. Parker getting much better, old Mrs. Parker squatted down to pick the pills up one after another.
Old Mr. Parker looked at her, and a touch of cunning flashed by his eyes. “I know you care about me. I know you don’t have the heart to hurt me.”
Old Mrs. Parker stopped for a second, then said without raising her head, “You have the heart to hurt me, but I can’t do that, not because of how much I love you, but because I’m grateful for all your help during the past years.”
There probably was a family connection between them, but it wasn’t romanced at all.
Old Mr. Parker was struck dumb, sitting on the bed. At that moment, he thought he saw the young Barbara.
Chapter 513: Why Don’t You Do It?
It happened in a nightclub that year. He fell in love with a woman singing on the stage at first glance.
In order to get her, he did everything he could to ruin her reputation until she was alienated from the industry and her family.
Right when Barbara felt helpless and hopeless, he appeared in her sight and became her life-saver.
The medicine bottle was put back on the bedside table, and the light sound interrupted old Mr. Parker’s memory. He reached out his hand to hold Barbara’s hand but only touched its back.
“I’ll sleep in the guest room tonight,” Barbara said, then walked out of the bedroom. Old Parker was struck dumb when Barbara left.
****
The door of Kylie’s room was pushed open in the early morning. She opened her slightly swollen eyes and said with a smile, “Morning, Pupu.”
Pupu walked to the clothes stand and bit Kylie’s sleeping gown over, then stuck out its head forward.
Kylie took her clothing. “Good dog, Pupu! Let’s go for a walk later in the garden.”
When Kylie brushed her teeth, she felt like crying, seeing the male toothbrush placed by the mouthwash cup.
He didn’t come back last night. He probably slept in the study or the guest room.
“Pupu, you’re assigned an important task, and you must fulfill it well,” Kylie said to Pupu all of a sudden.
In the gym, Ethan was exercising with exercise machines.
Although neither the housekeeper nor Kylie had told him how serious his wounds were, he had a feeling himself. Last night he was sleepless, and he tried several times to transform into his true form while staying in the secret room. He had a bad mood the whole night as he couldn’t use much of his inner power lately. Their misunderstanding is getting worse, and he can’t figure out why his inner strength gradually weakens. He wanted to seek the reason behind it and could only ask his mother, but he needed to find Stephen and Tory’s whereabouts first.
Significantly when he lifted dumbbells, he felt as if the muscles on his back were being torn apart.
Ethan put the dumbbells down and coughed hard.
The door of the gym was pushed open, but Ethan couldn’t see who was coming in.
“Get out!” He was mad in pain.
The footsteps stopped for a second, then continued approaching with timidity.
Ethan took a long breath in and straightened up his body, but he didn’t see the housekeeper, nor Kylie, but Pupu.
There was a plastic bag dangling from Pupu’s mouth. It tried to move near several times but was scared back by Ethan.
Pupu wanted to escape but felt it should finish the task Kylie assigned it.
Therefore, it made a few circles simultaneously, then put the plastic bag down on the ground before it ran away. It ran so fast like it could be killed the next second if it slowed down.
Ethan was amused. He hadn’t seen Pupu running so fast for a long time.
When he picked the plastic bag up, his eyes became gentle.
There was a clean towel and a bottle of water inside.
Kylie, who hid outside at the door, covered her mouth; seeing Ethan pick the bag up, she waved her hand to tell Pupu to leave right away.
However, when she turned in a hurry, her slipper flew down through the guardrails on the second floor.
“Ouch!” Lucy was hit by accident who just come unannounced
She picked the slipper and looked up. Kylie made hand gestures at once to tell her to be quiet.
“Mrs. Parker, what do you mean?” Lucy didn’t understand her hand gestures.
Kylie pointed at her mouth to the gym then made a big cross.
Lucy thought for a while, then figured it out. “Oh, Mrs. Parker, do you mean your throat doesn’t feel well like Mr. Parker? I’ll prepare some soup, which is good for your throat right now.”
Kylie gave it up and covered her face with her hands. She peered through the gaps of her fingers at the door of the gym. A tall, strong man was standing there.
Nevertheless, Ethan didn’t look at her but walked to the study.
Kylie didn’t put her hands down until the door of the study was closed. She hugged Pupu and kissed it. “Good job, Pupu! Let’s go to the garden for a walk.”
****
Adolph thought for a long time before he contacted Agnes.
Agnes agreed to bring him to meet Stephen, but he must wear a blindfold.
“Why?” Adolph was very dissatisfied with it, but he didn’t stop Agnes from covering his eyes with a piece of black cloth.
He felt the car started, then heard Agnes’s voice. “Adolph, do control your temper when you see Stephen later. He’s different now.”
“He’s just a kid in my eyes!” Adolph said. He raised his hand, trying to move the black cloth on his eyes, but something stuck in his waist, and he stopped without delay.
There was someone else in the car except Agnes.
“Um…” Adolph changed the subject. “Did he make things difficult for you?”
“Not at all, I just cook for him and do the laundry every day,” Agnes said, but Adolph knew she must be aggrieved.
Agnes’s body was always in bad condition, so she had never done the housework before.
It was freezing now, but she was doing what a maid usually did. It must be super hard for her.
Knowing that Stephen sent someone to guard him at the rear seats, Adolph opened his mouth again after remaining silent for a long while. “Well, he’s been working hard, and, understandably, you need to take care of him.”
“Yeah, I have the same idea.” Agnes drove the car at a steady speed, then slowed down after several turns.
Adolph was forced out of the car.
He smelt a faint smell of the sea once he got off. If they were by the sea, there should be sea wind, but why did he felt nothing?
Before he could figure it out, someone behind him pushed him forward, and he walked ahead.
The metal door closed with a loud sound, and the black cloth was removed from Adolph’s eyes.
Adolph saw Stephen sitting on the opposite sofa after he gradually got his sight back.
Stephen was wearing a red coat with a glass of red wine in his hand. The smile on his face looked scary.
“Have a seat.” Stephen pointed at the back of Adolph.
Adolph turned around, then found a hard wooden chair behind him.
On the contrary, Stephen was sitting on a soft sofa, and it seemed he was questioning a criminal.
Adolph refused to sit with a frown.
He moved a step forward. “What’s your answer to the thing I told you last time?”
Stephen pulled his lips. “Did I say I would consider it?”
“If it hadn’t been for you, he wouldn’t have been seriously injured!” Adolph raised his voice. “It happened because of you, and you have the ability to correct the mistake. Why don’t you do it?”
Stephen nodded, but his eyes were full of hatred.
“Isn’t it because Ethan is your biological son?”
Chapter 514: Hard To Say
Adolph felt a little embarrassed, then admitted it. “Since you already know it, let’s put the cards on the table. Ethan is your older brother…”
Before he could finish, Stephen lifted a finger up to stop him. The housekeeper also walked over to take Stephen’s wine glass.
“I don’t have an older brother.” Stephen stood up. “You,” he turned to point at Agnes, “and you are not qualified to be my parents.”
Agnes lowered her head all the time, standing aside, but her body shook in fear when Stephen mentioned her. She knew that Stephen was in great anger towards her and didn’t treat her as a different person. Stephen stayed beside them to take revenge.
Adolph glanced at her, then stared at Stephen. “We raised you up during the past ten years, and now you’re telling me we’re not qualified to be your parents? You’re an ungrateful person I’ve ever known.”
Saying that, he raised his hand, trying to slap Stephen, but a strong palm stopped him.
The smile faded away from Stephen’s face. “Do you know why I let you come here?”
Adolph was struck dumb for a second and found Agnes shaking harder. What was worse, a stinky liquid flew down by her legs, and they soon smelt urine.
Before he could snap at Agnes, he heard Stephen’s gentle and scary voice again.
“Tomorrow is the anniversary of my mother’s death, and I want both of you to make it up to my mother before her grave.”
Agnes was frightened and collapsed to the ground. She subconsciously covered her waist at the same time.
Do I have to return these two kidneys?
Adolph didn’t expect Stephen would lock him up. He walked leftwards and rightwards in anxiety. Hearing Agnes crying, he lost patience and shouted at her. “Stop it! Why didn’t you tell me about his plan?”
Agnes’s eyes were swollen now. “I-I didn’t know what I was doing. I lose control of myself sometimes.”
Adolph sighed. He closed his eyes, leaning on the wall, trying to figure out a way to solve this problem.
Agnes stopped crying later, then approached Adolph. “Can you contact Barbara? She could think of a way to help you out!”
Agnes believed Ethan wouldn’t stand aside.
Even though Ethan refused to call Adolph his father ever since he had found out Adolph was his biological father, Barbara still held deep love towards Adolph.
If Barbara turned to Ethan for help, Ethan wouldn’t turn his mother down. Agnes knew how deep Ethan’s love for his mom.
Adolph opened his eyes and stared at Agnes. “Do you know what you just said?”
Agnes felt embarrassed. “I know.”
“How dare you tell me to contact Barbara?” Adolph turned his head away with disdain. “If she knows you’re here, she’ll hope you can die soon.”
“I…” Agnes was mad. “It’s you who has locked her up and tortured her, not me! I married you only for the sake of our families’ relationship.”
“Also, we don’t have a marriage license at all even though we’ve shown up in public places as a couple during the past years!”
After that, Agnes dropped several tears on purpose. “Is she aggrieved? I feel aggrieved too!”
Adolph turned to look at Agnes again. He felt he owed her a lot too. Every time he had an attack of the illness, he would mistake Agnes for Barbara. Although they did have made love together, he had been very violent.
“Alright! You are sisters after all, and she won’t abandon you,” Adolph said, then called Barbara. Once Barbara answered his call, she asked, “How is it? Does Stephen agree?”
Adolph sighed. “He doesn’t and even locks Agnes and me up.”
Hearing Agnes’s name, Barbara got nervous.
She squeezed the phone in her hand. “A-Are you alright?”
“Hard to say,” Adolph said. “He’s going to take us to visit his mother’s grave tomorrow.”
At this moment, Agnes grabbed his phone away and whimpered, “Barbara? It’s me. I’m Agnes!”
Barbara felt like crying. “Agnes…”
“Help us out! Please.” Agnes cried out loud. “Stephen is going to kill us for his mother! If you don’t want to rescue me, I understand, but you must save Adolph’s life!”
Adolph hated hearing Agnes crying, and he tried to grab his phone back, but Agnes avoided him.
“Adolph only loves you. I mean it! We just lived under the same roof during the past years, and he even refused to marry me. Barbara, please, I’m begging you. Save Adolph’s life.”
Adolph managed to grab his phone back at the end. “Barbara, don’t listen to her. She doesn’t know what she’s talking about! Although Stephen hates me, he won’t kill me. Agnes and I will apologize to his mother tomorrow. Everything will be fine, and I promise I’ll figure out a way to persuade him to cure Ethan.”
“Adolph, be honest with me. Did you marry Agnes or not?” Barbara was in shock.
Adolph licked his lips and felt a little shy. “I didn’t. You escaped on our wedding day, so I let Agnes replace you to welcome those guests. We even didn’t finish the ceremony…”
All of a sudden, the line was cut off. Adolph shook his phone and said again, “Hello? Barbara? Can you hear me?”
Agnes was also struck dumb. Even if the signals were weak here, the line wouldn’t be suddenly cut off.
Adolph, instead, realized it was just a trap.
“Stephen! You’re an asshole!” he shouted in anger.
Stephen limited his freedom and searched around his body, but left his phone.
It was because Stephen waited for Adolph to ask someone for help.
In other words, Stephen used Adolph to force Ethan to show up in order to achieve his evil purpose.
Adolph’s phone hit the metal door with great force with a loud sound and broke into pieces. Adolph got tired and leaned on the wall to catch his breath.
He came here to rescue Ethan but did the opposite thing because he was too careless.
For now, he could only pray Barbara wouldn’t turn to Ethan for help.
If she did, he hoped Ethan wouldn’t show up at all!
Chapter 515: He Looked Angry
At the Finch family’s house.
Ethan stood before the window of the study. His coffee was already cold.
He fixed his eyes on the girl who sat on the bench in a bad mood.
He stood by the window as long as she sat on the bench.
Kylie threw out the flying disk again after Pupu bit it back.
Pupu wasn’t as agile as before, and it sometimes even stumbled, but it is evident that it was in a good mood.
The wind blew a while later, and the last leaves on the branches fell down around Kylie’s feet.
She moved her legs onto the bench and curled up. Those dry leaves shook in the wind and didn’t know where to go.
The late autumn put Kylie in a somber mood.
Pupu came back with a flying disk dangling from its mouth. It felt like Kylie’s unhappiness, so she sat in front of her in silence.
“Pupu, if I leave here, you must live your life as usual. Do you understand?” Once Kylie reached out her hand, Pupu stuck out its head to let her rub it.
“If he isn’t in a good mood, you can act cute before him. Don’t be afraid of him. Although he looks cold on the exterior, he has a soft heart.”
Pupu made a woof, looking at her, and it seems to feel her loneliness.
Kylie laid her jaw on her knees and rubbed her belly with a hand. “I wonder whether our babies can see their father at first glance when they are born.”
Pupu moved ahead and clicked Kylie’s belly. Babies in her belly probably liked Pupu very much, as they moved as a response.
Kylie rounded her eyes in shock, seeing her belly lower down after moving up a little. “Pupu, they like you! Did you feel it? They moved!”
Pupu made a strange sound, a long whining, and it sounded like it was asking for attention and love.
Ethan was displeased when Pupu squeezed itself into Kylie’s arm. He secretly followed her with his invisible form. He wanted to kick this dog that licks his wife’s bully.
Ethan turned around and teleported himself back inside the house. The screen of his phone lit up before he called the housekeeper.
He had worked late last night and muted his phone in case he interrupted Kylie’s sleep.
Ethan looked at it. There were three missed calls from Barbara.
“Hi, mother.” Ethan’s voice was still hoarse.
“Ethan, why didn’t you pick up my call? I’m scared.” Barbara wasn’t relieved until she heard Ethan’s voice. “Ethan, there is something I want to discuss with you.”
Ethan walked back to the window, but Kylie and Pupu were gone.
Ethan frowned. “I’m all ears.”
“No matter how much you hate Adolph, he’s your biological father, after all. I know it’s hard for you to accept him right now, but he’s in danger now, and you should help him out!” Barbara couldn’t help raising her voice, thinking that Adolph was in a dangerous situation now.
Ethan leaned on the window. “Couldn’t he live his life after giving his shares of Empire Hotel to Kylie?”
“No, but…” At this moment, footsteps sounded outside the study. Ethan was distracted and didn’t listen to what Barbara was talking on the phone.
He knew it must be Kylie. “I’ll consider it,” he said and hung up.
Ethan adjusted his clothing and hair as fast as possible, then pulled the door of the study open and strode out.
He was right. The person walking by the passage was exactly Kylie.
Kylie walked in light steps on purpose and wanted to hear whether he was still in the gym. However, the door of the nearby study opened when her head was about to touch the door of the gym.
The moment Ethan appeared, she withdrew her head.
The passage wasn’t narrow, so it was enough for two people walking by shoulder to shoulder.
Unfortunately, they were in a tense relationship right now, and Kylie moved aside when Ethan was walking near.
In Ethan’s eyes, Kylie’s movement meant she didn’t want to be near him, which annoyed him even more.
The farther she moved away from him, the closer he walked to her.
Kylie didn’t dare raise her head, let alone watch Ethan’s expression. Ethan was a little aggressive, and Kylie ached to disappear now.
After a short while, they were about to walk a separate way with each other.
Right at this moment, Kylie felt too stressed and stumbled herself.
Once she stumbled, Ethan reached out his hand to support her without hesitation.
When his arms already reached the front of Kylie’s face, Kylie caught the guardrails to support herself.
It was super embarrassing.
Kylie’s sight fell on Ethan’s beautiful hands.
“Well, um…” In fact, she couldn’t wait for a second to hold his hands.
Is it too late if I loosen my hands on the guardrails and hold his? Kylie thought to herself.
When she tried to figure out a way to do that, Ethan raised his arms and stretched.
It looked very natural and smooth.
Kylie flushed with embarrassment.
He just wanted to stretch his arms!
He must still be mad at me. It’s impossible that he would help me all of a sudden.
Kylie lowered her head again and walked away in a hurry.
Seeing that, Ethan was angrier. How could she avoid his hands when he wanted to help her and even left him alone?
He was a man, and he stretched his arms only to save his face after she rejected him.
Ethan stood still and squeezed the guardrails with great force. He was mad at Kylie as well as himself.
Kylie took a long breath out when she left there.
When she was about to push the door of the master bedroom, her phone rang, and the caller was Barbara.
Barbara failed to persuade her son, so she turned to Kylie for help.
Kylie gave Ethan a quick glance. He was still standing in the passage, and she turned to face him.
“Mom, what’s up?” Kylie roared on purpose.
Afterward, she glanced at Ethan again. Ethan met her eyes, but he looked angry.