Chapter 21
Ethan locked Summer in the villa []
He took her phone and all her belongings. He left no food in the house:[]
Ignoring her screants, be locked the door tight.
Then he walked away ||
His assistant had been blowing g up his phone ||
When Than finally answered, his assistant ughed with relief ||
“Boss, you finally picked up! There’s an urgent thing needs you.]
Dxhan didn’t respond to that, tustrail he emotionlessly orderest:||
Buy several cases of alcohol. Deliver them to my home. ||
He hung up and ignored his phone after that|[]
Back home, he sealed all the windows shut and closed all the curtains. He chuched Scarlett’s pillow, desperately inhaling whatever scent remained
But he quickly realized even her scent was fading away.
He completely broke down. All his holed up emotions erhed over him like a tidal wave:[]
He screamed Scarlett’s name in agonizing grief. Never before had he so desperately wished he could turn back time…
When has assistant arrived, it was already dark. He knocked for ages but no one answered the door or phone
Growing worried, he called a locksmith to open the door.
The smell of blood hit him immediately, making him grimace.
He rushed in and spotted Ethan collapsed on the floor.
“Boss!”
When Dhan woke up, he found himself in the hospital.]
“Boss, you need to stop drinking ”
Ethan ignored his assistant’s words. With his free hand, he frantically searched his body.
“Where’s the red string?–|
“Where’s my red string?”
His eyes were wild with panic as he ripped out his JV.||
“boss” Don’t move! You need to rest
are you looking for? Tell me and 1’11 find a “fi
Ellian grabbed his assistant’s arm. The red string! Did you see 17 It was cut juto decent ()
Scarlett putji for me from the mountain! I finally found it by her draweer! cant lose it! Help me find it GO FIND IT NOWI
His grip–left red marks on his misistant’s arms. The assistant tried to hold down the agitated than but gut aboved away instrail|
“You were making such a scene when admited.” his assistant and urgently it might have dropped on the way ut sinewhere in the busphial. Dunwony. I’ll Jook for it. Let die get the nurse tu reconnect your IV rum–1]
Before he could finish. Elhan jumped at the bed and rushed out of the roun
“Boss! You juri had surgery! You can get up
hynoring him. Tihan dutched his aching stomach. 1ach step felt like his organs were being torn apart.||
He was drenched in sweat from the pain. Just as he exited the elevator, he collapsed face-first one the floor, his head splitting open and bleeding l
“Boar
His assistant hurned over to help him up
He gave than a complicated look Boss, the company needs you more than that red string right now. Please pull yourself together. Scarlett is gone. You need to bet go.”
“Besides, she loved you so much. She wouldn’t want to see you like this.“]
Ethan’s pupils trembled.
That’s right. Scarlett had loved him so much
Yet he had hurt her over and over. Even when her family was in trouble, he had stood by and done nothing
He gasped for breath, carelessly wiping the blood from his forehead, letting his assistant take him back to his room.
He started cooperating with treatment–taking his medicine, accepting IVs.
Except for being unable to sleep at night, he seemed like a normal person []
After leaving the hospital, he quickly immersed himself in work []
He ate and slept at the company. Itis office light stayed on late into the night|||
His assistant watched him from a distance through the door.
Since returning to work, Ethan had been strangely calm. He’d acquired the Reid Company and given it all the best resources.[]
When the Brooks family wanted him to rename the Reid Company and let their relatives run it…
Ithan didn’t even blink before having them all thrown out
For the Reid family’s sake, he’d offended too many people. Now he’d even offended his own family
His assistant shook his head and sighed []
“What: wrong? Still worried about the boss? He’s moved o
hasn’t he? He’s even more ruthless in
ss in his decisions than before“]
The assistant looked back at Ethan hunched over his desk.
“Haven’t You
you noticed?“]]
“Noured what? l
There’s a deathly aura around him.–1
