"Okay! Alex, you wouldn't go, would you? Well, I'll go! I'll go there personally!" Ethan said angrily.
He wanted to sit up, but he was entangled by those infusion tubes. Ethan pulled off the infusion needles on his body violently. He felt short of breath in the next second and almost passed out in the bed.
"Mr. Selmy..." Doctor Owen immediately put Ethan on ventilator.
"Ethan... I'm sorry!" Alex didn't expect that Ethan would have to rely on ventilator to maintain his life.
Ethan couldn't speak a word now, just waved his hand at Alex and turned his head away from him. He didn't know what Alex had done to Lita, and he didn't know whether Lita would forgive him or not. Endless grief surged up in his heart, and he sobbed quietly. All that he wanted was to find a good woman to take good care of his younger brother before he died!
"Ethan, calm down. I'll go and bring the virtuous Lita back," Alex promised him solemnly.
Half an hour later, the treatment room returned to peace, and Ethan also recovered from the fit caused by his anger.
"Doctor Owen, tell me if I made a mistake to push Lita and Alex together. It seems that Alex isn't going to treat Lita seriously. Looking at the situation, Alex is not ready to treat Lita sincerely! If I hurt Lita who is innocent, my conscience won't have peace." Ethan's voice was even lower, as if he couldn't speak.
"It is just like the labor pains. It is something Alex and Lita have to go through," Doctor Owen sighed slightly. "But I heard from Harry that Alex went out last night and helped Lita to beat up two gangsters who tried to take advantage of her! I think Alex will slowly accept her as time goes by. The woman who can make Alex fall in love with her would be very happy in the end!"
"I hope so! Hope they can fall in love with each other soon!"
At the Bishop house.
Alex rushed to the Bishop house at dinner time.
Except for Jack, the other members of the family were all women, five women. The scene was very spectacular.
Jack was eager to have a son as the heir of the family, but to his disappointment, his wife gave birth to three daughters in a row.
Alex had a tall and straight figure, powerfully built but not rough. His eyes were dark with gleam, profound and enigmatic. His lips were thin and shapely, outlining a perfect face.
His showing up stunned everyone on the table.
Lita was surprised to see him but didn't feel attracted by this man. Why did he come here?
What did he want?
"I'm Alex. I am sorry that I disturbed you during the meal." He was polite, but at the same time carried a domineering air.
"Alex...Selmy? Are you really Aiden? Oh my god, you are so handsome!" Chloe was so surprised that she almost couldn't close her mouth.
She only heard from Bella that Alex was the upstart of Lisbon and that he was the financial tycoon who controlled most of the economy of the city. But she didn't expect that this man had a perfect face too! And his figure was beyond description. How could a woman not be attracted by him?
The lustful woman in front of him should be one of the three daughters of Bishop family who refused the marriage. Alex's eyes swept over her indifferently and then fell on Lita, who was bowing her head.
"Welcome, Alex. We are so glad that you visit us. Please take a seat, please."
Jack immediately stood up and came up to him. He was flattered that the young upstart of the city came to his house. After all, Alex position was higher than anyone else in Selmy family.
"We haven't started eating yet. Would you like to join us for dinner?"
"Thank you very much, Mr. Bishop," Alex said lightly and then sat down at the table gracefully.
"Maria, go and take out the best wine I kept in the cellar. The bottle of Lafite made in 1982." Jack was particularly happy when he saw Alex sit down at the table.
So the whole family began to fuss about: Somebody went to take the wine; somebody brought the dishes and cutlery, somebody struck up a conversation with him.
Lita caught a glimpse of Eva sitting next to her and found that she put on a sweet smile that she had never seen before. To be honest, Eva had always been cold, and Lita rarely saw her smile. It seemed that the smile was specially reserved for Alex! She was at the age of 17. Indeed it was the age for falling in love for the first time.
Following the direction of Eva's glance, Lita saw Alex's faintly smiling face. His thin lips curved into a beautiful shape, and a smile was almost visible on his face.
But Lita's glance was brief and she averted her eyes immediately. She couldn't stand this man's smile. It was profound and obscure. Probably some evil intention was hiding behind it and if one didn't be cautious enough, she could be trapped in any second.
"Uncle, I'm going upstairs." Lita stood up. She really didn't want to have dinner with this proud man in front of her.
"You don't have to go upstairs. Go home with me directly!" Alex cold eyes fell on Lita when he found that she was going to escape.
Lita glared at Alex indignantly. She ignored him and went straight upstairs.
"My brother is waiting for you!" Alex shouted sharply again. He sounded very sure of himself.
"Alex, you know what you have done! Do you think I will go back to the Selmy house with you?" Lita retorted, and turned to go upstairs without hesitation. She didn't take Alex reproach seriously at all.
Now she was bold enough to contradict him? Alex's handsome face instantly became gloomy, as if it was covered with a thin layer of ice.
"Alex, Lita is spoiled by me. Please forgive me." Jack saw that Alex was about to burst out, he explained humbly.
"Mr. Bishop, please go upstairs and persuade your virtuous niece! My brother is still waiting for her." Of course, Alex would not return empty-handed. Even if he had to use force to bring this woman home, he would. He had promised Ethan.
In Alex's mind, no woman was more important than Ethan. At least so far, the woman had not appeared yet.
"Dad, you go on chatting with Mr. Selmy. I'll go upstairs to persuade Lita. Maybe I could talk her over."
It was Bella who spoke. Since Alex appeared, she was almost stunned to the point of distraction. The Prince Charming in her mind did not disappoint her. In fact, he was better than she imagined. Thus, she became more determined to pursue Alex.
"Thank you, Miss Bishop." Alex smiled at her politely.
"Don't mention it, Mr. Selmy. You can just call me Bella." The noble young lady's smile was graceful and sweet, which was attractive to most men.
Inside the attic on the third floor.
Belle took out a bank card from her purse and gave it to Lita. "I saved two hundred thousand dollars secretly. You can take it to Dean Oliver first. Don't blame my mother. Not everyone is as kind as you."
Lita took the bank card and her eyes reddened. "Thank you, Bella. I borrowed it from you. I'll return it to you when I have enough money."
"Don't speak in this way. You have a kind heart, and so do I!"
Bella hugged Lita's shoulders and said, Lita, I will go with you to the Selmy house. I'll keep you company, to support you, and give you some courage."