Chapter 147 One Shouldn't Be Too Greedy

I stared at Ethan, feeling like my heart was getting stomped on. Seriously, it felt like the universe was messing with me.

I was already trying to clear up the mess, and now he caught me alone with Faris. Explaining this? Yeah, right.

Faris, though, was cool as a cucumber, even smirking a bit, not letting Ethan outshine him.

Ethan strolled over to the bed, bent down, grabbed Faris by the collar, and yanked him up.

Faris didn't fight back, just lifted his head with Ethan's pull, his eyes daring him.

Ethan's cigarette fell onto Faris's clothes, burning a hole before hitting the floor.

In the dead silence, Ethan's voice cut through, colder than usual.

"I gave you the land you wanted. Don't push your luck."

Faris just smiled, all chill, and said, "If you hold onto something tight enough, no one can take it from you."

Ethan's face, half-hidden in the shadows, looked even more menacing.

Faris slowly pried Ethan's fingers off his collar, one by one, until Ethan let go. Then he casually straightened his messed-up collar.

I couldn't take my eyes off the bloodstain on his collar.

"Get out," I snapped, pointing to the door.

Faris glanced at me, nodded with a smile, and said, "Alright, I'm going."

He turned his wheelchair around and rolled out slowly.

The sound of the wheels echoed down the hallway, fading away.

I grabbed Ethan's hand. "What happened to your hand?"

He dodged my question, sat on the bed, and lowered his head, his hair falling over his eyes.

"You staying in the hospital makes it hard for me to take care of you. I want to take you home."

Before I could ask more about his hand, the door swung open.

Jason came in with a few nurses, pushing a stretcher.

I only had a head injury and could walk, but Ethan and Jason insisted I use the stretcher, so I went along with it.

The hospital's vehicle took me home with Jason while Ethan drove his car.

I asked Jason, "Why the sudden move home?"

for recovery. And with me as your private doc, it's the same as being in the hospital." "But it

"Of course, we did. It's for your

up and carried

to rest and that he'd be

up the coat rack for

he told me to rest

own bed was way more comfy than the hospital. I fell asleep

time I

me, his

it, hitting him, crying, screaming like

sadness felt so

my face woke me up. I opened my eyes

the dream. I couldn't stop

tears with his

to your hand?" I

accident," he said

his head up, looking

a wave of sadness, and my voice was hoarse.

looked at him,

"Yes," Ethan said firmly.

"Why?"

his head, his nose brushing against my face.

I wouldn't believe him easily.

didn't think Ethan had

you

blanket over us, and lay

places: the insurance company, the traffic police. You were driving without a license and got into an accident. By law, you'd get

about the consequences at all. Now, I'm starting to feel a bit scared. Lucky for me, I was the only

held me tighter, his bandaged hand

when

fingers traced circles on my belly, making me squirm from the

just now realizing you're the type to act on impulse. I

felt a bit embarrassed and mumbled softly, "Acting on impulse is trouble. People just aren't

was heavy

all times. Do you know? I was riding my bike behind you, unable to stop you, and I was really

"Were you afraid

"Yeah," he answered.

has to

takes its sweet time getting here because I want you around as

always had a way of making me drop my defenses and follow him without hesitation with just a few

about what Richard said? Or

to give me an

Jason also

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