Every day, Alice would report to Ethan how Mrs. Lita and Mr. Alex were getting along in the treatment room.
"Did they sleep together last night?" Ethan asked, breathing feebly. The recent conservative treatment made his health condition get worse and worse day by day.
"Well," Alice let out a long sigh. "Man proposes, God disposes. Mrs. Lita had a period last night. What a sad coincidence! Maybe it's not the time yet."
Ethan also lamented. To achieve the goal, one got to do it at the right time and right place. But he felt that he could not wait too long. He was worried about Alex, because he was not willing to give his heart to Lita.
"Mr. Ethan, you don't have to be too worried. I'll keep in mind the time of Mrs. Lita's period. One week after the period is the time of ovulation. With our help at that time, Mrs. Lita would definitely get pregnant with the Selmy offspring." Alice was very thorough and conscientious and her idea sounded perfect to Ethan.
Ethan's dim eyes lit up again. "Alice, you're right! We must plan well. Make Lita get pregnant with Alex's baby! If Alex has his own child, he will think more about Lita and the child."
But Alice wasn't as happy as him. "Mr. Ethan, don't just think about Mr. Alex. Think about yourself! Mr. Alex and Mrs. Lita are still young. They will fall in love sooner or later, and they will have their children one day... But what about you? You have to cheer up! Although Miss Kipping is gone, you can't be so depressed. If something bad happened to you, how sad would Mr. Alex be!"
Alice understood that Ethan maintained his life because he was worried about Alex, who bore deep grudge in his heart. He was worried that after his death, Alex would break up with or even harm the relatives of Selmy family.
"Alice, you have to know that if I live along with this disabled body in front of Alex, it will only add more bitterness and hatred to his already broken heart! So my death would be a good thing for Alex. Better have pain short term than long term."
Alex was exhausted after making such a confession. But his heart had no desire for life. "Look at me, Alice. Now I look like a ghost. I have to bind myself to this equipment every day. It's worse than death! Death is the best relief for me!"
"Mr. Ethan..." Alice flung herself to the edge of Ethan's bed and burst into tears. "You can't think it that way... You have to get well. Let me suffer for you! I would rather die if I could save you."
Housekeeper Harry, who was standing by the side, also wept. Of course, he wanted to persuade Ethan to live along, but it looked true that he lived a life worse than in hell. He was suffering mentally and physically.
However, he couldn't watch Ethan die like this. No one could just see somebody abandon his life. Furthermore, the death of Ethan would undoubtedly bring great pain to Alex.
Alex's heart now was all about saving his brother. If Ethan died, naturally his mind would be occupied solely by the idea of getting revenge. Then Selmy family would definitely have bloodshed. Either Ellie or other members of Selmy family could be the target of Alex. He would rather kill innocent people by mistake than let go of a guilty person.
Alex had no feelings for anyone of Selmy family except for Ethan. You could even say that he hate them all.
It was because when Alex was brought back to Selmy family as an illegitimate child, his father Samuel signed an unjust agreement with other family members under great pressure. Alex, the illegitimate child, would never have the right to inherit any property of Selmy family.
However, Ethan, Alex's half-brothers, cared about Alex very much. The two brothers had a close relationship since they were young. It could be said that Alex grew up under Ethan's meticulous care. How could Alex give up Ethan's life?
Housekeeper Harry couldn't imagine what kind of cruel Alex would turn into if he lost the only family he had.
And it was not possible for the gentle Lita to win Alex's heart in such a short period of time and change his heart that was blinded by hatred. She would only be another victim of Alex.
When Lita was about to ask Doctor Owen to let her get into the treatment room to take care of Ethan, she received a phone call from her uncle Jack. He said that she had to to go back to Bishop family in any case to have lunch and that he had something very important to discuss with her.
Lita really couldn't think out what important things Jack might have to discuss with her. She knew that she was almost invisible to the people in Bishop family when she lived there. She was just one more mouth that the family had to feed, and it wasn't a big deal for them.
Indeed, it was easy to raise up Lita. Only at her younger ages, her uncle had to pay for her tuition and living expense. As soon as she went to college, the scholarship she got every semester was enough to pay her tuition.
When Lita rushed to the Bishop house, her aunt received her with extraordinary warmth. She went so far as to order the servants to make a table of Lita's favorite food. In fact, though she had known Lita for over twenty years, she had no idea about what Lita liked to eat at all. She had to ask the servants for the information earlier that day.
However, since Lita married into Selmy family, her position in the Bishop eyes had soared up to unprecedented height. She rose directly from the bottom level to the same as a distinguished guest of the family. Lita was extremely flattered, though she felt that she would be more comfortable if Maria remained treating her indifferently as before.
"Lita, I want to ask you for a favor. You must help me this time! The fate of Jack's Group is in your hands," said Jack earnestly, holding Lita's hand. For the first time, he paid so much attention to and thought so highly of his niece.
"Uncle Jack, I'm not so important. You must be exaggerating," said Lita, very puzzled. She could never figure out what she could do to help her uncle with her limited capability.
"Lita, I participated in the government bidding of the landscaping project of Puqing Road and Datong Road. The odds are very much in my favor, but it is just that Jack's Group is not very powerful. So I hope you can do me a favor to invite Mr. Alex to our house." Jack finally told the purpose that he asked Lita to come to the Bishop house.
Lita frowned deeply. "So inviting Alex to visit Bishop family would increase the odds of winning the bid?" What kind of logic was that?
"I want Alex to invest in Jack's Group and become a shareholder. One billion dollars would be enough. Nothing more. I shall let him share the profit after we make a fortune," said Jack excitedly, as if he had already seen Alex invest the one billion dollars.
"What? You want Alex to invest one billion dollars in Jack's Group?" For Lita, one billion was an astronomical figure that was unattainable. She didn't even dare to imagine it.
"One billion dollars is just a drop in the bucket for Alex!" Jack said disapprovingly at Lita's surprise.
"Oh my god, I've never expected that Alex is so rich!"