But it was easy said than done to get divorced.
Not to mention that Lita couldn't bear to abandon Ethan, who couldn't even take care of himself, Bishop family would be the first one to disagree. Lita could easily depict in her mind Uncle Jack tying her up and sending her back to the Selmy family.
For Bishop family, her marrying Ethan was undoubtedly a profitable deal for them. Since it was profitable, how could they allow Lita to divorce willfully?
Moreover, Lita could not be cruel enough to abandon Ethan. Alice and Harry could not take care of him forever, and Alex would eventually have his own family. Ethan still needed someone to take care of him the rest of his life.
Lita didn't think that she was so noble. She was just a little kind.
But Lita really couldn't stand Alex's arrogant look in front of her. She was his sister-in-law! It didn't matter if he wouldn't respect her, but he...
Lita's face blushed for no reason as she thought of that. Thinking of all the details of what had happened in the iron house, her heart suddenly beat fast.
It might be immoral, but it was unforgettable.
Lita didn't regret giving her virginity unreservedly to this man.
'My body belongs to me! It's just an accident I was snared into it by bad guys! There will definitely be no a second time!'
It seemed that Alex didn't like the woman's indifference. It irritated him.
People said that men turned heartless as soon as they put their pants back on. How could this woman be more heartless than he was? After she put her dress on, she forgot the one night stand with him immediately?
And the point was, that morning, this woman was as tender as water in front of him. She almost made his heart melt!
But now, she was so indifferent to him... Was she sad that she gave her virginity to him? Or was she still thinking about the man called Austin?
'Sunny, outgoing and kind, like the first ray of morning sun!'
'Austin, Austin... Alex clenched his fists so tightly that his fingers turned pale.
Alex had a few big mouthfuls of the Italian noodles to relieve his irritation. He urgently needed an answer to his doubt.
"Harry, you ask Lita to go upstairs in ten minutes and tell her that my brother is waiting for her in the master bedroom on the second floor." Alex stood up and walked straight to the second floor.
"Oh, okay." Harry responded, but he didn't feel cheerful, because Alex said "my brother".
In other words, Alex wouldn't show his real identity to Lita, instead he wanted to communicate with her disguised as Ethan.
Harry knew Alex very well. He knew the many reasons Alex would disguise as Ethan to see Lita.
First he resented that Ethan forced a woman upon him. And then he was eaten up by his desire for revenge. He classified all the people who tried to get close to Selmy family into his enemies.
Such as Yen, she used her beauty to capture Ethan's heart, and then pushed him into an abyss.
Such a woman was so vicious! There was no guarantee that Lita wouldn't be a second Yen!
However, Harry had always thought that Lita was a good woman. She was gentle and virtuous, and would definitely be a good wife.
It was just that she was not liked by Alex. After a slight sigh, Harry followed Alex's instructions and went downstairs to the guest room to tell Lita.
In the guest room, Lita was upset for another thing.
There were only two days left before school began, and she hadn't had money to pay for the tuition yet. When she thought of the incident in Nocturne Club when she and Eva went there to make money by dancing, a shiver ran down her back.
Of course, she had self-esteem and wouldn't ask Alex for money, but she couldn't sell her body and dignity to earn money either.
Lita got up to look for Harry, but to her surprise, Harry came to knock on her door.
"Harry, I was going to see you." It was indeed embarrassing for Lita to ask others for money.
"Oh, Mrs. Selmy, what do you need from me?" Harry was stunned. "Do you want to see Mr. Ethan?"
"No... There is another thing." Lita pressed her lips and said after a pause, "I want to borrow six thousand dollars from you, and I'll return it to you when get the scholarship."
"Hahaha..." Unexpectedly, Harry chuckled. "Mrs. Selmy, you're too kind to me. You're the hostess of the family. You can do whatever you want in regards to money. Why should you return the money? You are a member of Selmy family and you are the hostess!"
Hearing Harry's words, Lita was embarrassed. "So, you agree to give me the money to pay the tuition?"
"I've told you that you're the hostess of the family! Surely the family would pay for your tuition. Just tell me whenever you need any other expenses," Harry said.
"Thank you, Harry!" Lita was overjoyed.
If she had known that it would be so easy, she would not have danced with Eva at Nocturne Club to make money. And she had been humiliated by that man. The last two times, he had only molested her with his finger. Maybe she could argue that she was forced by him and had no other choice.
But the latest time...she couldn't defend herself for having sex with him.
"By the way, Mr. Alex..." Harry stopped in time before he finished his sentence. It suddenly occurred to him that Ethan's conditions were not good lately. To avoid creating new problems, it was better to follow Alex's instructions.
"What...happened to Alex?" Lita asked worriedly.
'Didn't I decide to ignore that man? It's so cheap of me to say that!" Lita really wanted to give herself a slap on the face.
"Well, Mr. Alex agreed to let you see Mr. Ethan..." Harry changed his words.
"Really? When? Now?" Lita was so excited that she ran to the treatment room immediately.
"Mrs. Selmy, Mr. Ethan is waiting for you in the master's bedroom!" Harry cried out to the back of Lita who hurried upstairs.
How could she be so careless? She had seen the disguised Alex several times. How could she not notice something wrong?
He could only concluded that she was too innocent and simple. She would never take the initiative to associate people with something bad. How could she think that Alex would pretend to be Ethan and deceive her again and again?
If she knew it, she would definitely kill him. 'Ethan is waiting for me in the bedroom?'
Lita turned around and flew straight to the bedroom.
"Ethan...Ethan..." Lita whispered with joy. She was panting a little because she ran too fast.
Her whisper in Alex's ears sounded excited and impatient. "Does this woman really want to see Ethan so much?"
Thinking of the woman's coldness to him, Alex's handsome face under the leather mask was gloomy. However, Lita could not see it.
Alex was sitting in a wheelchair, wearing the scarred skin on his face, arms and hands.
The customized skin was ordered from US and looked very real. Earlier Ethan was on the verge of losing his life. Ellie brought people to aggressively pry into Ethan's conditions every day, so that he, the second heir, could replace Ethan to take over Selmy Group.
Without other choice and in order to protect Ethan, Alex ordered this skin at a high price from US. With it Alex temporarily kept Selmy's Group under Ethan's name.
'Now I even have to use it to frighten my woman. Do I have no other choice too on this matter?'
"Ethan..." Lita muttered in a low voice. She knelt down on her knee by Alex's wheelchair and held Alex's scarred hand tightly. "Ethan, thank you for agreeing to see me..."
Alex stared deeply at the woman who was kneeling by the wheelchair. He gently picked up a strand of her smooth hair and wrapped it around his scarred finger. He seemed to enjoy this simple and monotonous motion very much.
"I heard from Alex that you want to see me?" With the sound-changing device, Alex's voice sounded old and low.
"Yes... Ethan, please let me stay in the treatment room to keep you company. I am your wife. I have the obligation to take care of you." Lita held Alex's hand and allowed him to stroke her face gently.
"Doctor Owen and Curren are men... It's not convenient you, a woman, to sleep in the same room with them." Alex curled up his fingers and gently rubbed Lita's silky skin. He liked her meekness.
"Then can I help you with your meals every day? Alice can go in there every day, why can't I?" Lita expressed her dissatisfaction.
She was really worried that she and Ethan were getting farther and farther away from each other. Instead, she was more and more obsessed with Alex.
'It's immoral! have to cut the relationship with him.'
'I have made a mistake, so I have to fixed it right away.'
'Hope it is still not too late to fix it!'
"Lita, have you kept something from me? I heard from Alice that you have been very cold to Alex recently. What did he do to you?"
Alex asked casually. He wanted to see if this woman would lie to him.
"Alex...he...he didn't do anything to me," Lita stuttered, her face turning red.
"He hasn't done anything bad to you? But why did hear that you and Alex didn't come back last night?" Alex tried to lead the conversation to that direction.
"So Ethan already knew that Alex and didn't return home last night?
Does he know that Alex and I have done...something not supposed to be done?' Lita's face turned redder. In the end, she still couldn't bear the psychological pressure and moral constraints.
"Ethan...I'm sorry..." Lita muttered softly.
"Sorry? What are you sorry for? Are you sorry for me?" Alex asked coldly.
Lita bit her lips tightly, raised her tearful eyes, and sobbed softly, "Ethan, I'm really sorry!"
"What a simple silly girl! She can't even lie! How can she play tricks on me with such an EQ?'
"What a pitiful and lovely girl!
"Lita, have you fallen in love with Alex?" Alex didn't give the woman a chance to avoid. Instead, he forced her to answer this question directly. He wanted to know the answer.
Surprised by this question, Lita raised her head in panic. Facing Ethan, her husband, Lita didn't know how to answer this question at the moment.
She couldn't help asking herself in her heart, 'Have I really fallen in love with Alex?'