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Chapter 4

Author: Arsara-Chan
last update Last Updated: 2024-05-17 16:53:37

Ethan’s POV

I stared at Emma, my step-sister and Alex's mother, standing at my door.

Judging by the look on her face and her decision to come to a house she'd never been to before, it looked like she had important business.

"What is it?" I asked, opening the door wider for her.

There was no need for me to greet her or say hello, as our relationship as step-sisters had never been good.

I watched as she walked into my house, put her bag on the sofa and sat there without me asking, like this was her home. "I heard the news about you and Sarah."

Ah, so she wanted to discuss Sarah with me. I averted my eyes and sat down right on the sofa across from her. Emma, on the other hand, sat where she was with her annoying behavior. He glanced around, with a condescending gaze, then smiled haughtily. Maybe she felt better than me.

"What are you planning to do with her?" Her questions were probing, the expression on her face made it clear that she didn't believe a word I said.

I folded my legs, acting casually in front of her. Because to me, whatever her intentions were wouldn't make me change my attitude toward her. "I'm just saving her from your son's outrageous behavior."

I'm sure Emma must know what Alex did to Sarah. There was no way that this controlling woman didn't know what was going on with the people closest to her.

But even so, seeing that Emma didn't punish or make Alex admit his mistake in front of Sarah, meant that the woman didn't care about his situation.

Emma smiled sarcastically in front of me, her eyes looking at me like she had managed to assess and know me well, even though I was sure none of her assessments of me were correct, because she was filled with devious thoughts that only made me her enemy.

Her eyes looked at me sharply. "You don't need to interfere with their affairs. Whatever Alex did, it has nothing to do with you."

Of course, no. But that's if Alex hadn't approached Sarah in the first place. I've had enough of Emma's son's asshole-like attitude.

The same goes for Emma who is no less terrifying than Alex. Both of them had cunning minds and a desire to manipulate everything.

"She is currently my patient. I am responsible for her until her recovery." I will do the best I can to protect her.

I honestly have regrets towards Sarah. Seeing Sarah, made me think of my mother who got the same treatment as her, from my father.

I want to save her, so that she doesn't have to experience the same thing in that family, but I can't do it.

When I tried to get her, I was too late because Sarah got married to Alex first. The marriage left me unable to do anything, and I preferred to withdraw because it was impossible for me to get close to her again.

"Nonsense!" Emma replied to my words sarcastically. "I know you were trying to do something behind my back by approaching her. There are many doctors in this place who can handle it, and it doesn't have to be you!"

I understood what she meant, Emma was in a state of alert. Something had probably happened to make her feel pressured to take a stand.

"I'm not asking for your permission to treat him, and for all I know, Sarah no longer wants anything to do with your son either. She's asking for a divorce from Alex because what Alex did hurt her so much." This was definitely not something she didn't know.

Emma stood up from her spot, her eyes looking at me sharply and angrily. "I'm warning you not to go near her again, or I'll make sure you never get any rights to the family fortune."

I'm taking it easy, her threats mean nothing to me. Unlike her and her greedy son, I've managed my life quite well and have the ability to make anything I want happen.

I smiled at her, averted my eyes that were taking her threat lightly, and looked back at her. "The door is already open, I won't walk you out," I implied to her.

Emma snarled at me, her jaw visibly hardening with her harsh-sounding breath. She looked angry, her face flushed. Her hand grabbed the bag on the sofa, and then she walked out of my place while slamming the door with force.

Staring at the closed door with a heavy sigh, I dropped my head back, resting my shoulder against the shoulder of the sofa. My thoughts returned to Sarah.

Seeing her made me regret her decision to marry Alex. She probably thought that her life would be happy with that man, not knowing the misery that was actually waiting for her. "I should have given you a warning that day." Maybe this was my fault too.

Sarah was stuck with them because she had no idea what they were capable of doing to her, both Alex and Emma only used her for money and power.

They never really wanted her and appreciated her existence.

I woke up to the ringing of my phone, and on the screen I saw the name of Bill, my father's lawyer, appear.

"Yes, what is it Mr. Bill?" I picked up the phone quickly, because right now, Bill was the only person close to Dad.

Dad's condition is very bad, his health is gradually declining at his age, I'm afraid he has the worst news that I still don't want to hear.

"I wanted to inform you that today, your father has written down the contents of his estate and asked me to inform his children." I put the phone away from my ear, talking about it over the phone I thought was a bit too trivial.

But after remembering what it would be like if we were brought together and discussed it together, what Bill did at this time was right.

"Okay, say it." I straightened my seat and prepared to listen to him.

"Your father told me that whoever can produce the first heir in the family will be entitled to the company and other family assets." Bill surprised me with the content of his message.

"That's it?" The message was too short, and he seemed to want us to fight over it.

"Yes, Mr. Ethan. That was all he told me to write in his will." I have nothing more to say, I'll take my leave to go back to monitoring the situation of the great lord." He continued his speech.

I bowed my head. "Alright, let me know if anything happens to father." I disconnected our phone line, then dropped my body back on the sofa.

I didn't fully understand what father's intentions were. I could have ignored the contents of his inheritance, because I wasn't really interested in the wealth that had to be fought over, honestly I could have gotten the same thing if I had tried with my own abilities.

But I couldn't let someone like Emma or Alex continue to run the company. There was my mother's hard work in that company, and there was my father's hard work that I couldn't let go to waste at their hands.

"The only way is to marry Sarah, get her on my side to take down Emma and Alex together." I muttered under my breath, and then got up from there.

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