Lita did not understand why this man had to mess around with her. There were so many women in the world, but why did he choose to molest his brother's wife? Was he punishing her for marrying into Selmy family because of money? Didn't he know that being rude to his brother's wife meant being disrespectful to his brother?
She protested, screamed; and asked for help, but in Selmy family, all her resistance was in vain. Even Harry and Alice took his side and allowed him to bully her.
'Should I threaten him with death? Try to protect my innocence with my life?' Lita smiled wryly. She wasn't living in the ancient time and wouldn't sacrifice her life for her chastity, because life was precious.
So should she just let Alex molest her? It seemed that she couldn't do that either.
Tears welled up in her eyes little by little. Lita's hands were shaking when she unbuttoned her shirt. She just stared at the arrogant and evil face, and then slowly took off her shirt.
"Alex, since you want to see me, then I'll let you see as you like! As long as you think that you can face your brother with a clear conscience, who almost sacrificed his life for you, then you can do whatever you like with me!" Lita said in a sad tone, and her tears rolled down along her cheeks.
Looking at the woman's beautiful face bathed in tears, Alex's heart ached inexplicably. 'Why is the woman being so stubborn? She acts as if she is a hero who goes to her death unflinchingly!
However, Alex couldn't help but feel his throat tighten when he saw the woman's beautiful figure, fair skin, and the exquisite lingerie that wrapped the most eye-catching part of her body. He was overwhelmed by his desire.
His cold glance turned warm gradually. He turned to look at her back and felt much relieved. After a while, he finally relaxed down and stopped feeling his muscles strained.
On her creamy back, there was a large area of red skin which was appalling to look at. After a few seconds, Lita felt her back, which had just been hot and painful, become cold under the gentle touch of the man's fingers.
Was this man really applying the scald cream to her? Lita didn't know how to refuse. After all, she took off the shirt voluntarily. She thought that the man would be convinced by her righteous words and feel guilty. But she didn't expect that he was actually applying the scalded cream to her back!
Because of the smoothness of the cream, his fingers didn't feel as rough as before. In addition, there was a kind of tenderness in his motions.
"I'm just applying the scald cream for you. Do you need to take it so serious as if you are going to be executed?" The man's voice was soft and mellow, like vintage wine, rich, full bodied and unique.
"..." Alex was speechless at the words that had more affection than blaming. He made her feel like she had made a fuss about nothing.
After he finished, a loose silk pajama was put on her shoulders, and Lita quickly wrapped it around her, without revealing an inch of her skin.
"Don't you know the common courtesy between men and women? What's more, I'm your brother's wife! Doctor Owen and Doctor Cullen are here. They can help me apply the scald cream." Lita couldn't help uttering some complaints.
"I don't want other men to see your body!" Alex said scornfully. His voice was not loud, but domineering.
"..." Lita choked. She didn't know how to answer. He didn't want other men to see her body? Then what about he himself? Didn't he see the body of the woman who belonged to his brother? How dare he say such high sounding words? He should be ashamed of him!
"This scald cream has a good effect. You wouldn't have blisters. When the burnt skin dries up, you can apply some more on it. Be careful not to press it when you sleep at night," said Alex, and then he walked out of the room.
Lita was left alone there and couldn't calm down for a long time.
Downstairs, Alice had been wandering at the stairs. She knew that the couple were in a quarrel. As a servant, it was not suitable for her to get involved. However, she was really worried about the state of Lita. After all, she knew that Alex was not a person who would be gentle to women!
However, to her surprise, a little more than ten minutes later, Alex came downstairs in a shirt.
"Mr. Alex, what happened to you and Mrs. Selmy?" Alice came forward and asked him amiably, while starting to help him fix his collars.
"Lita was burnt on her back. Please take care of her diet in the next few days," Alex said coldly.
"burnt? Isn't it serious?" Alice asked anxiously, "How did that happen? How did she get burnt?"
"By being stupid! She's as weak as a cat herself, but she wanted to ward off a pot of hot soup for me! She deserves the pain!"
It was obviously a sarcastic and angry remark, but Alice could still sense the tenderness in it.
It turned out that Lita was burnt because she wanted to save Alex from being burnt by some kind of hot pot. It seemed that the two of them had already gone out for a lunch date. Alice was really happy for them.
After Alex went into the treatment room to check on Ethan, Alice quickly cooked a bowl of pigeon soup and brought it upstairs. It was said to be the best food for removing scars.
Lita sat quietly on the big bed and stared at the scalded cream. 'The man is so overbearing. He applied medicine for me without any explanation. Can this be called molesting? If I had known this, I would not have warded off the hot pot for him. He might misunderstand that I have some ulterior motive for being nice to him. And that will only give him more excuses to bully me.
But now, I've been seen and touched by him..." There was an unspeakable contradictory emotion in Lita's heart. She determined that she would not allow Alex to be so rude to her anymore. And at the same time, she felt guilty for Ethan.
"Mrs. Selmy, have some pigeon soup. It is good for skin. It can keep you young and beautiful." Alice sent the pigeon soup to Lita's hand.
Lita was wrapped in a loose silk pajama, and her petite body curled up in a graceful posture, which was particularly eye-catching and pitiful. She didn't want to blame Alice for not helping her earlier. After all, Alice was just a servant, and she couldn't fight against Alex's will.
She didn't want to drink it, but when she heard that it was good for her skin, she managed to take a few mouthfuls. She didn't want to leave any ugly scars on her back.
"Mrs. Selmy, Mr. Alex just told me to take care of your diet in the next few days. You see, he cares about you so much." Alice spared no efforts to put in a good word for Alex. Her intention couldn't be clearer. She was trying to make Lita and Alex love each other.
A man cared so much about his brother's wife... How could this kind of topic not make people's imagination run wild?
Seeing remain silent, Alice began to babble about Alex's advantages. "Mrs. Selmy, Mr. Alex likes to pull a long face and also has a bad temper, but he is a nice person deep down in his heart. He is a kind hearted and righteous man. He will be a good husband!"
Lita wondered why Alice's words were getting weirder and weirder, especially the last sentence, "He will be a good husband." What did that mean? What did it have to do with her?
"Alice, since you think so highly of Alex, you should help him find a woman to get married with as soon as possible. It would be a great help for me and Ethan!" Lita replied to Alice's words. She really couldn't bear to listen to Alice's exaggerating praise to Alex.
Alice was obviously taken aback. Only then did she realize that Lita mistakenly thought Ethan was her husband.