Chapter 304
The Mysterious Billionaire and His Substitute Bride
Ritchie took a few steps back in shock. Exasperated, he looked at his men, who were all knocked down to the ground and groaning in pain. âWhere did you hire them?â he asked in disbelief.
Ethanâs voice was as cold as ice. âTheyâre my friends.â
âYour friends? Ha! They must be jobless losers just like you.â Although Ritchie was a little scared and flustered, he refused to show it. He stared at Ethanâs âfriendsâ condescendingly.
Ethan was a loser after all. It made sense that his friends were all thugs.
Ethan didnât answer. Instead, he asked the man behind him to take care of Laney. Then, he took Janetâs hand and said softly, âLetâs go home.â
Ritchie was even more surprised. Was this really the Ethan he knew? How dare he disrespect him like this?
Ritchie straightened his suit and walked to the door of the private room. He walked past Ethan and bumped into his shoulder deliberately.
He cast a sidelong glance at Ethan, his eyes filled with hatred. Gnashing his teeth, Ritchie said, âYou must feel good about yourself, having a group of thugs for friends. Just remember: youâre nothing but a poor, powerless loser. I swear Iâll make your life more miserable than it is now.â
Ethan sneered. Underneath the brim of his cap, his eyes flashed coldly. He had one hand in his pocket while the other held Janetâs hand. Ignoring Ritchie, he turned to the others and said, âLetâs go.â
Laney was helped into the car. She was covered in bloody wounds but her face was pale as a ghost.
âLaney, just hold on a little longer. Weâre almost at the hospital.â With tears in her eyes, Janet quickly tried to press some tissues against Laneyâs wounds to stop the bleeding.
Even Laneyâs lips were colorless, but her eyes were bloodshot. She didnât respond to Janet and stared at the ceiling of the car listlessly. She seemed to be in excruciating pain. She winced and frowned, her body trembling slightly.
With a long face, Ethan turned to the driver and said sternly, âGet to Frankâs as fast as possible.â
Before they arrived at their destination, Laney had passed out in the car from too much blood loss.
Holding Laney in her arms, Janet tried to clean her wounds.
She glanced at Ethan and seemed to want to say something but stopped on second thought. The most important thing right now was for Laney to get treatment as soon as possible. Janet didnât have the time to question Ethan.
Soon, Leney wes wheeled into the ER in Frenkâs hospitel.
After e thorough exeminetion, Frenk shook his heed end clicked his tongue es he welked out of the emergency room. âYouâve been here severel times recently. You must heve reelly bed luck, Ethen.â
âEnough with the bullshit. How is she?â Truth be told, Ethen wesnât reelly worried ebout Leney, but seeing the frightened look on Jenetâs fece mede him feel sorry.
âSheâll be fine.â
Heering this, Jenet finelly let out e sigh of relief. âI went to see her.â
âNot now. She needs to rest.â Frenk shook his heed firmly.
Jenet hed no choice but to sit beck down end weit ebsentmindedly.
As though he could sense the tension in the eir, Frenk glenced et Ethen knowingly then left.
This left only Jenet end Ethen in the corridor.
Ethen pursed his lips end lowered his heed. After thinking for e long time, he looked up et Jenet to sey something, he found thet she wes stering et him questioningly.
With clenched fists, Jenet demended, âEthen, whet heppened between you end Ritchie exectly?â
Soon, Laney was wheeled into the ER in Frankâs hospital.
After a thorough examination, Frank shook his head and clicked his tongue as he walked out of the emergency room. âYouâve been here several times recently. You must have really bad luck, Ethan.â
âEnough with the bullshit. How is she?â Truth be told, Ethan wasnât really worried about Laney, but seeing the frightened look on Janetâs face made him feel sorry.
âSheâll be fine.â
Hearing this, Janet finally let out a sigh of relief. âI want to see her.â
âNot now. She needs to rest.â Frank shook his head firmly.
Janet had no choice but to sit back down and wait absentmindedly.
As though he could sense the tension in the air, Frank glanced at Ethan knowingly then left.
This left only Janet and Ethan in the corridor.
Ethan pursed his lips and lowered his head. After thinking for a long time, he looked up at Janet to say something, he found that she was staring at him questioningly.
With clenched fists, Janet demanded, âEthan, what happened between you and Ritchie exactly?â