In the treatment room, Alex sat quietly in front of Ethan's bed. The two brothers were silent, only the sound of various monitors heard. They felt depressed and suffocated.
After a few minutes of silence, Alex asked again, "Ethan, why would you defend the person who called you and asked you to look for me in the underground warehouse? Or is it because that person...is Yen?"
Hearing Alex's words, Ethan suddenly had a strong reaction. He, who was originally lying flat, almost sat up in the bed.
"No, it's not Yen...it's not her! Alex, Yen is dead. Why would you still pursue the matter?" Ethan tried his best to protect Yen, even if she was already dead.
"I don't blame anyone! Alex, don't be stressed about this matter. I was injured too seriously that I couldn't escape. It wasn't because I went to save you... Alex, don't think gave up my life for you. I'm not so noble!"
As Ethan spoke in a hurry, he coughed twice and continued, "Alex, don't dig into the matter anymore... Really, I don't blame anyone, and I don't hate anyone!"
"But I will dig out the truth!" Alex whispered. Seeing that Ethan was trying his best to defend Yen, his heart was pierced.
Even Yen was thought to be dead, she still occupied Ethan's heart and soul. At this moment, Alex suddenly decided not to tell Ethan that Yen was still alive.
Maybe it was better for Ethan to believe Yen was dead, because the living Yen might hurt him more deeply. The truth was always too cruel for people to accept.
"Alex...don't dig into this matter anymore! I beg you!" Ethan put his scarred hand on Alex's hand.
"Then you should live well! You should get better." Alex grasped Ethan's hand tightly.
Lita helped Eva have a warm bath. When Lita finished washing herself and came out of the bathroom, she saw Alice waiting in the guest room.
"Alice, are you looking for me?" Lita saw the sad look on Alice's face.
"Mrs. Selmy, you'd better go to the third floor to see Mr. Alex. He is drinking alone...He has problem with his stomach. I am worried if he drinks too much, he would hurt himself," Alice said with tears in her eyes.
"Oh, okay..." Worried about the man, Lita put down the towel that she was drying her hair with and hurried out of the room. But she stopped after taking a couple of steps. "Alice, it's better you ask Harry to talk to Alex...I...I'm not convenient."
It was really not convenient! Just about one hour ago, she was thus treated by the angry man. He even loosened his belt, and almost invaded her most precious part... If she went upstairs to persuade him now, would he go crazy and do something out of the line? She wouldn't be able to survive then.
"Alas, Harry and Doctor Owen are comforting Ethan. I heard them having a fight earlier." Alice sighed sadly.
"What? Alex quarreled with Ethan? Is he crazy? How dare he quarrel with his brother? Can Ethan's body sustain his provocation? Why would Alex act that way?"
Lita was anxious and indignant at first, but she suddenly thought of something and asked urgently, "Alice, is it because of me that Ethan and Alex quarreled?"
"No...It seemed to be because of Miss Yen." Alice sighed again.
"Oh." Lita breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that it was not because of her going to the night club to dance. "How is Ethan now? I have to go and see him."
Before Alice could respond, Lita ran to the treatment room in her pajamas. However, she was stopped by Harry who had just come out of the room. "Mrs. Selmy, you'd better not go in. Doctor Owen is installing the ventilator for Mr. Ethan. And Ethan doesn't want to see anyone! See, even I am kicked out of the room!"
"Alex is really crazy! He knows that his brother is in poor health, but he still quarreled with him. What's wrong with him?" Lita couldn't help criticizing Alex.
"We can't blame Alex this time...but we can't blame Ethan either... Love hurts people the most! Alex has found that Miss Yen, who Ethan can't forget day and night, has something to do with the Ethan's being injured in the fire. One doesn't allow the other to investigate the matter, and the other is determined to find out the truth."
Harry lowered his voice when he came to this. "Ethan nearly lost his life. How can Alex not investigate? The matter very probably has something to do with Miss Yen!"
"Is Alex a fool? Why couldn't he investigate secretly? Why did he have to let Ethan know about it?" Lita questioned.
"Probably Alex got some clues, and he wanted to verify them with Ethan. How can Ethan stand Alex's questioning?" Harry looked at the third floor. "Mrs. Selmy, Alex is in a bad mood. You'd better go upstairs and check on him."
Lita was stunned and instinctively took a big step back. "I'm not going! Alex...he...he always...always disrespects me! Harry, you go upstairs, please."
"Mrs. Selmy, then forget it. Just let him get hurt on his stomach," Harry threw these words and hurried downstairs.
Lita was left alone standing on the same spot, not knowing whether to go upstairs or downstairs.
However, Harry's words "Just let him get hurt on his stomach" put her in a dilemma.
'Should I go upstairs to check on him who is drinking alone?'
It was really irritating. 'Neither Alice nor Harry would do anything about it. Why should I care? Aren't they worried that Alex's stomach would get hurt? Why do I feel that Alice and Harry deliberately pushed me to Alex?
Every time I cared about that man, he would humiliate or molest me. Why should look for insult myself?' Lita gritted her teeth and said to herself, "Okay, since Alice and Harry don't care, I don't care either."
She stayed outside the treatment room for a while and listened. There wasn't any sound from inside. Ethan must be resting now.
Lita turned around and walked downstairs resolutely. She got Eva, who was injured, to take care of too. But when Lita walked to the stairs and was about to go downstairs, there came a loud noise. It sounded like a bottle falling on the floor, and then there was sound of furniture falling down.
Lita's heart suddenly rose to her throat. Without thinking, she ran all the way upstairs.
"Alex...Alex, are you all right?" Lita rushed into the open-style room on the third floor and saw Alex lying on the floor, surrounded by a few empty red wine bottles.
Lita knelt down on one knee and tried hard to help Alex up. Unexpectedly, the man turned over and brought Lita to the ground, and then pressed her under his body...